The development of the Florentine silk industry: a positive response to the crisis of the fourteenth century

The development of the silk industry in Renaissance Florence was a response to the profound economic changes wrought by the demographic crisis of the fourteenth century. The decrease in the available labour supply, the rise in labour costs, changes in demand and consumption, encouraged entrepreneurs...

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Main Author: Sergio Tognetti
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Università di Napoli Federico II 2012-10-01
Series:Reti Medievali Rivista
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Online Access:http://www.politics.unina.it/index.php/rm/article/view/4523