The Hanse in medieval and early modern Europe / edited by Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz and Stuart Jenks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wubs-Mrozewicz, Justyna, 1976-

Jenks, Stuart

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Series:

Northern world ; v. 60.

The Northern world ; v. 60

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hanseatic League--History.

Hanseatic League.

Commerce.

History.

Hansa towns--History.

Hansa towns.

Europe--Commerce--History.

Europe.

Commerce--History--Medieval, 500-1500.

Commerce--History--16th century.

Physical Description:

vi, 295 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Summary:

The Hanse, an organization of towns and traders in medieval and early modern Europe, was a unique phenomenon. At the same time, it was embedded in the northern European urban and mercantile culture. The contributions in this volume therefore seek to highlight the atypical features of the Hanse, and place them in a wider context of common roots, influences and parallel developments. New research is presented on the origin and growth of the Hanse, the organization of trade, legal history, interaction with non-Hansards and transitions in the Hanse in the early modern period. Moreover, the historiography or the Hanse, problem of source criticism and possibilities for future research are discussed. The volume is an inspiring guide to Hanse studies. Book jacket.

Contents:

The Hanse in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: An Introduction / Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz Wubs-Mrozewicz, Justyna 1

Map of the Hanse in 1554 according to the London Steelyard Statutes 26

Guide to Hanse Research 30

The City of Lübeck and the Internationality of Early Hanseatic Trade / Carsten Jahnke Jahnke, Carsten 37

The London Steelyard's Certifications of Membership 1463-1474 and the European Distribution Revolution / Stuart Jenks Jenks, Stuart 59

Appendix I "Day Books": The Example of George Mixstow's Ship 98

Appendix II Henry VT's Order of 16 November 1428 101

Appendix III Edward IV's Order of 10 May 1465 105

Der ehrbaren Hanse-Städte See-Recht: Diversity and Unity in Hanseatic Maritime Law / Edda Frankot Frankot, Edda 109

Sale of Goods around the Baltic Sea in the Middle Ages / Sofia Gustafsson Gustafsson, Sofia 129

Hansards and the 'Other'. Perceptions and Strategies in Late Medieval Bergen / Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz Wubs-Mrozewicz, Justyna 149

That Well-Grounded Error: Bruges as Hansestadt / James M. Murray Murray, James M. 181

Small is Beautiful: Why Small Hanseatic Firms Survived in the Late Middle Ages / Stuart Jenks Jenks, Stuart 191

Business as Usual? A Critical Investigation on the Hanseatic Pound Toll Lists / Mike Burkhardt Burkhardt, Mike 215

Mobility and Business Enterprise in the Hanseatic World: Trade Networks and Entrepreneurial Techniques (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries) / Marie-Louise Pelus-Kaplan Pelus-Kaplan, Marie-Louise 239.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

ISBN:

9004212523

9789004212527

9789004241930

9004241930

OCLC:

813414842

Publisher Number:

99952428821