Market power : lordship, society, and economy in medieval Catalonia (1276-1313) / Gregory B. Milton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milton, Gregory B.

Series:

New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

The new Middle Ages

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catalonia (Spain)--Commerce--History.

Catalonia (Spain).

Catalonia (Spain)--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xiv, 244 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

Market Power explores society and economy in medieval Iberia, examining the intersection of regional commercial interests, lordship, and royal authority as part of the evolution of a small village into a rural market town. Gregory Milton's comprehensive examination of notarial registers from Santa Coloma de Queralt addresses significant themes in medieval history: the development and impact of medieval markets and market economy; the regularity of commerce and credit in rural society for peasants and local nobility; and the actions of Jewish and Christian businessmen creating complex economic, political, social, and cultural interaction across religious boundaries and in spite of religiously-inspired prohibitions. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Town, Country, and Lordship 11

2 Notaries and Their Contracts 33

3 Developing a Market Town 51

4 A Financial Market 71

5 Commercial Crossroads 97

6 Power, Status, and Economy 123.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230391703

0230391702

0230391419

9780230391413

OCLC:

756767625