Money and Banking in Medieval and Renaissance Venice, Vol. 1: Coins and Moneys of Account

Professor Frederic Chapin Lane, Professor Reinhold C. Mueller

ISBN 10: 0801831571 / ISBN 13: 9780801831577

Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press June 1985, 1985

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Good clean unmarked copy with few very small foxing spots on page ends only; dust jacket good except for 4 small tears at top and spine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Money and Banking in Medieval and Renaissance Venice, Vol. 1: Coins and Moneys of Account
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press June 1985
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801831571
• ISBN 13: 9780801831577
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • History::Italy

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Synopsis

Originally published in 1985. Frederic C. Lane and Reinhold C. Mueller, in the first volume of Money and Banking in Medieval and Renaissance Venice, discuss Venice's economic achievement in terms of the complex system the city's inhabitants developed to manage moneys of account and coins. Money merchants of Venice developed a system whereby a premium attached to moneys of account acted as a stabilizing force and allowed merchants to engage in long-term trade. This system, according to the authors, helped establish Venice as a dominant city-state in international trade and exchange. This book outlines the development and success of this system through 1508. At the time it was first published, this book made a significant contribution to the history of money and economics by underscoring the large role that Venice played in the economic history of the West and the ascendance of capitalism as a structuring force of society.

About the Author

Frederic C. Lane was a professor of history at Johns Hopkins University. He specialized in the medieval history of Venice. Reinhold C. Mueller is a professor of history at Università Ca' Foscari Venezia in Venice, Italy.