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A Cultural History of Money in the Renaissance (Hardcover)
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A Cultural History of Money in the Renaissance (Hardcover)
Series: The Cultural Histories Series
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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.
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