Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World: Illustrative Documents (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780231123563)

This collection of merchant documents is essential reading for any student of economic developments in the Middle Ages who wishes to go beyond the level of textbook summaries. Different aspects of economic life in the Mediterranean world are delineated in the light of a rich variety of articles and other contemporary writings, drawn from Muslim and Christian sources. From commercial contracts, promissory notes, and judicial acts to working manuals of practical geography and philology, this volume of documents provides an unparalleled portrait of the world of medieval commerce.

Author: Robert Lopez
ISBN-10: 0231123566
ISBN-13: 9780231123563
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/18/2001
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2002 pg. 94

About the Author
Robert S. Lopez was professor of history at Yale University.

Irving W. Raymond was professor of history at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.

Olivia Remie Constable is associate professor of history at the University of Notre Dame.