Money and Finance in Central Europe during the Later Middle Ages

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

The wealth of the Central European archives, particularly in urban records, has not been fully realised by Western European historians. However, the records are not always straightforward to use and many studies tackle the methodological problems inherent in gathering and analysing medieval sources. This book presents an original review of past and present research of national historiographies on medieval financial history from Central Europe. Covering material ranging from the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries, it explores the eastern regions of the Holy Roman Empire, including Bohemia, Silesia, Austria and Germany, and extending to Poland and Hungary. The authors firstly discuss the monetary policy of the Holy Roman emperors during the Middle Ages, before moving on to wider aspects of state finance, including credit mechanisms used by rulers. The book then investigates civic records and what they reveal about urban life and trade. It lastly investigates the financial activitiesof the church, from papacy to the cathedral chapters in Prague. Using numismatic and documentary evidence, Money and Finance in Central Europe during the Later Middle Ages provides an invaluable point of comparison with the financial conditions in Western Europe during the Middle Ages.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-11-26
Mått:140 x 216 x 25 mm
Vikt:493 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance
Antal sidor:269
Upplaga:2016
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137460226

Utforska kategorier

Ekonomisk historia inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Roman Zaoral is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Czech Republic, where he also obtained an MA in History and PhD in Medieval History. His research interests centre on the economic, financial and numismatic history of central Europe during the Middle Ages.

Recensioner i media

“This is a valuable collection of essays which demonstrates admirably the willingness of Central European historians to tackle major issues of kingship, finance, minting and money and the pre-Hussite Church, and to arrive at some surprising answers.” (J. L. Bolton,English Historical Review, Vol. 133 (560), February, 2018)

Innehållsförteckning

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Editor's Foreword Introduction: Medieval Finances in the Central European Historiography: Roman Zaoral PART I: MONEY AND MINTING 1. New Perspectives on the 14th-Century Imperial Coinage: Hendrik Makeler 2. The Reception of Imperial Monetary Reforms in 16th-Century Northern Germany: Michael North 3. The Kremnica Town Book of Accounts: The Economy of a Mining and Mint Town in the Kingdom of Hungary: Martin Stefanik PART II: MEDIEVAL COURT FUNDING 4. Financiers to the Blind King: Funding the Court of John the Blind (1310-1346): Zdenek Zalud 5. The Financial Dimension of the Pledge Policy of King Sigismund of Luxembourg in Bohemia (1419-1437): Stanislav Barta 6. The Pledge Policy of King Sigismund of Luxembourg in Hungary (1387-1437): Janos Incze 7. The Economic Background to and the Financial Politics of Queen Barbara of Cilli in Hungary (1406-1438): Daniela Dvorakova 8. The Economy of Journey: The Court Accounts of Prince Sigismund Jagiellon and Their Historical Context: Petr Kozak PART III: TRADE AND TOWNS 9. Accounting Records of the Town Offices in Bohemia and Moravia: Methodology and Application: Pavla Slavickova - Zdenek Puchinger 10. Remnants and Traces: In Search of Wroclaw Accounting Books (The Late 14th - Early 16th Century): Grzegorz Mysliwski 11. Financial Obligations of the City of Gdansk to King Casimir IV Jagiellon and His Successors in the Light of the 1468-1516 Ledger Book: Beata Mozejko 12. Old Interpretations and New Approaches: The 1457-1458 Thirtieth Customs Registers of Pressburg (Bratislava): Balazs Nagy PART IV: CHURCH AND MONEY 13. Financing a Legation: Papal Legates and Money in the Later Middle Ages: Antonin Kalous 14. St Vitus Building Accounts (1372-1378): The Economic Aspects of Building the Cathedral: Marek Suchy 15. 'De mandato dominorum divisorum...': Finances in the Life of Prague's Metropolitan Chapter: Martina Marikova Index