Mortality, Trade, Money and Credit in Late Medieval England (1285-1531)

by Pamela Nightingale

Book Overview

The eleven articles in this volume examine controversial subjects of central importance to medieval economic historians. Topics include the relative roles played by money and credit in financing the economy, whether credit could compensate for shortages of coin, and whether it could counteract the devastating mortality of the Black Death. Drawing on a detailed analysis of the Statute Merchant and Staple records, the articles chart the chronological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367520958
• ISBN13: 9780367520953
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"