The English Wool Market, c.1230–1327 - Hardcover

Bell, Adrian R.; Brooks, Chris; Dryburgh, Paul R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521859417 ISBN 13: 9780521859417

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

The wool market was extremely important to the English medieval economy and wool dominated the English export trade from the late-thirteenth century to its decline in the late-fifteenth century. Wool was at the forefront of the establishment of England as a European political and economic power and this volume was the first study of the medieval wool market in over 20 years. It investigates in detail the scale and scope of advance contracts for the sale of wool; the majority of these agreements were formed between English monasteries and Italian merchants, and the book focuses on the data contained within them. The pricing structures and market efficiency of the agreements are examined, employing practices from modern finance. A detailed case study of the impact of entering into such agreements on medieval English monasteries is also presented, using the example of Pipewell Abbey in Northamptonshire.

About this title

Book Description:

Wool was at the forefront of the establishment of England as a European political and economic power. This 2007 volume was the first study of the medieval wool market in over twenty years. It investigates the role of advance contracts for the sale of wool and their impact on medieval monasteries.

About the Author:

Paul R. Dryburgh is Research Fellow in the Department of History at King's College London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521859417
• ISBN 13: 9780521859417
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 214