Monetisation and Commercialisation in the Baltic Sea, 1050-1450

Name: Monetisation and Commercialisation in the Baltic Sea, 1050-1450
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Monetisation and Commercialisation in the Baltic Sea, 1050-1450Author(s): Dariusz Adamczyk, Beata Mo?ejko\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367898564, 978-0367898564\nSynopsis\nMonetisation and Commercialisation in the Baltic Sea, [tel] explores the varied uses of silver and gold in the Baltic Sea zone during the medieval period. \n\nTen original contributions examine coins and currencies, trade, economy, and power, taking care to avoid an out-of-date approach to economic history which assumes a progression from primitive forms to developed structures. Combining a variety of methodological approaches, and drawing on written sources, archaeological and numismatic evidence, and anthropological perspectives, the book considers the various ways in which silver and gold were used as monetary currency, fiscal instruments of power, and gifts in the High and Late Medieval societies of the Baltic Sea.\n\nThis book will app.