| Description |
xi, 458 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Records of civilization, sources and studies
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ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (p. [427]-445) and index. |
| Contents |
Note on coinage, weights, and other technical terms -- Pt. 1. At the origins of the commercial revolution. Commerce in the Byzantine Empire, the Muslim East, and the Catholic West -- Pt. 2. Markets, merchants, merchandise, and means of exchange during the commercial revolution. The development of markets ; The growth of the merchant class ; The diversification of merchandise ; The evolution of the means of exchange -- Pt. 3. Commercial contracts and commercial investments. Loans and the problem of interest ; The contract of exchange and its double function ; The sea loan and the sea exchange ; The Commenda contract ; Partnerships and other contracts used in land trade ; Depositors, factors, and commission agents ; Some other forms of agreement ; Informal commercial papers -- Pt. 4. The route and the thorns along it. Transportation by sea ; Transportation by land ; The development of insurance contracts ; Commercial litigation and sharp business practices ; Business failures and their settlement ; International disputes over trade -- Legal restrictions of trade -- Pt. 5. Tools and ideas. Manuals ; The progress of accounting methods ; Commercial correspondence ; Moral standards and practical advice. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2008. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet. |
| Subject |
Mediterranean Region -- Commerce -- History.
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Commerce -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500.
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| Added Author |
Raymond, Irving W. (Irving Woodworth), 1898-1964
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American Council of Learned Societies.
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| In: |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: https://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| ISBN |
039309720X |
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9780393097207 |
| Standard No. |
2027/heb06015 hdl |
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