A cultural history of money in the Renaissance / edited by Stepghen Deng

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Deng, Stephen, editor.

Series:

The cultural histories series

Cultural history of money ; v. 3.

A cultural history of money ; volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Money--History.

Money.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 198 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2021.

Summary:

"In a time before large banking systems, and with paper money just in its infancy, money during the Renaissance meant coinage (mainly gold and silver) and local credit systems. These monetary forms had a significant influence on the ways in which money was understood throughout the period, and shaped discussions on such topics as the meaning of monetary value, the economic, political, religious, and aesthetic uses of coinage, the moral implications of usury and credit systems, and the importance of reputation, both at the state and individual levels. Crucial to the transformation of ideas about money in the period was the growing awareness that the individuals, up to and including the monarch, were powerless to overcome the market forces that determined value and directed the movement of goods and money. Drawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, A Cultural History of Money in the Renaissance presents essays that examine key cultural case studies of the period on the themes of technologies, ideas, ritual and religion, the everyday, art and representation, interpretation, and the issues of the age."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of Illustrations

Notes on Contributors

Series Preface

Introduction / Stephen Deng, Michigan State University, USA

1. Money and its Technologies: Mining, Metallurgy, Minting, and Non-Metallic Monetary Forms / Arturo Girl̀dez, University of the Pacific, Stockton, USA

2. Money and its Ideas: Justice, Sovereignty, and the Idea of Money as Commodity / Bradley D. Ryner, Arizona State University, USA

3. Money, Ritual, and Religion: God's Stamp and the Problem of Usury / Stephen Deng, Michigan State University, USA

4. Money and the Everyday: Reputation, History, and Symbolism on the Eastern African Coast / Stephanie Wynne-Jones, University of York, UK

5. Money, Art, and Representation: Text, Image, and Message / Barrie Cook, British Museum, UK

6. Money and its Interpretation: Two Early Modern Transactions / David J. Baker, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

7. Money and the Issues of the Age: Coinage, Sovereignty, and the Liquidity of Imagination / Brian Sheerin, St. Edward's University, Austin, USA

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474206853

1474206859

9781350253506

1350253502

9781350253490

1350253499

OCLC:

1243551047