Shaping Medieval Markets : The Organisation of Commodity Markets in Holland, c. 1200 - c. 1450

The late Middle Ages witnessed the transformation of the county of Holland from a peripheral agrarian region to a highly commercialised and urbanised one. This book examines how the organisation of commodity markets contributed to this remarkable development. Comparing Holland to England and Flander...

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Main Author: Dijkman, Jessica (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Leiden - Boston Brill 2011
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