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The papers in this edited volume discuss key elements of
monetarism, including coin denominations, the role of bullion and
case studies of substitute moneys.
The 12 papers in this edited volume discuss key elements of
monetarism, including coin denominations, the role of bullion and
case studies of substitute moneys.
Did 'money matter' in the economic history of medieval Europe? In
these essays John Munro has pursued the controversies surrounding
the monetary (not 'monetarist') history of the period, specifically
in relation to England and Flanders, and the other Burgundian Low
Countries, during the late Middle Ages. He argues that, without
doubt, monetary factors and policies were crucial, and attempts to
integrate them with other factors, themselves often of equal
significance, such as demographic change or institutional controls.
The focus is upon the international flow of precious metals through
the region and various related economic themes: the so-called
late-medieval 'bullion famine'; the relation between monetary and
price changes; the role of coinage in financing warfare ;
'bullionist' mint policies as both fiscal and monetary remedies for
perceived economic, political, and military problems; and the
consequences of warfare, war-financing, monetary policies, and
related monetary problems for the two countries' commerce, finance
and industries, especially those involving woollen textiles. Quelle
etait la veritable importance de l'argent dans l'histoire monetaire
et economique de l'Europe du Moyen Age? Au travers de ce volume,
John Munro poursuit les controverses de cette periode, plus
specifiquement se rapportant A l'Angleterre et aux Flandres, ainsi
qu'aux autres Pays-Bas Bourguignons, vers la fin du Moyen Age. Il
affirme que la politique et les facteurs monetaires etaient, sans
aucun doute, d'une importance vitale et tente de les integer A
d'autres parametres tout aussi significants, tels le changement
demographique et les controles institutionnels. L'accent est mis
sur la circulation internationale de metaux precieux dans toute la
region, ainsi que sur divers themes s'y rattachant: la soit-disante
'famine d'or' du Bas Moyen Age; le rapport entre changements
monetaires et changements de prix; le rAle de la fra
The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing
from a range of disciplines and with a special focus on
reconstruction. The third volume of this pioneering series explores
the manufacture and trade of textiles and their practical,
fashionable, and symbolic uses. Papers include in-depth studies and
cross-genre scholarship representing such fields associal history,
economics, art history, archaeology and literature, as well as the
reconstruction of textile-making techniques. They range over
England, Flanders, France, Germany, and Spain from the seventh to
the sixteenth centuries, and address such topics as soft
furnishings, ecclesiastical vestments, the economics of the wool
trade, the making and use of narrow wares, symbolic reference to
courtly dress in a religious text, and aristocratic
children'sclothing. Also included are reviews of recent books on
dress and textile topics. ROBIN NETHERTON is a professional editor
and a researcher/lecturer on Western European dress, specializing
in the depiction and interpretation of clothing by artists and
historians. GALE R. OWEN-CROCKER is Professor of Anglo-Saxon
Culture at The University of Manchester and author of Dress in
Anglo-Saxon England; she is the Director of an ARHC-fundedproject
on cloth and clothing terminology in medieval Britain.
CONTRIBUTORS: ELIZABETH COATSWORTH, SARAH LARRATT KEEFER, SUSAN
LEIBACHER WARD, JOHN H. MUNRO, JOHN OLDLAN, LESLEY K. TWOMEY,
ELIZABETH BENNS, LOIS SWALES, HEATHER BLATT, MELANIE SCHUESSLER
An indispensable series for anyone who wishes to keep abreast of
recent work in the field. WELSH HISTORY REVIEW The continued
vitality and rich diversity of thirteenth-century studies is
demonstrated in this latest volume in the series. Economic and
social history is particular well-served, with a close examination
of the concept of "bastard feudalism", while a detailed exploration
of the cloth industry and trade, together with a paper on London
wardrobes, with their implications of conspicuous consumption, add
much to our knowledge of the commercial world during the period.
There is also a particular focus on English relations with Wales
and Scotland under Edward I, and on the early history and
development of parliament. Other subjects treated include the
nature of Englishness; the serjeants of the Common Pleas; English
verse chronicles; and Henry III's marriage plans. Professor MICHAEL
PRESTWICH, Professor ROBIN FRAME and the late Professor RICHARD
BRITNELL taught at the Department of History at the University of
Durham. Contributors: SUSAN REYNOLDS, J.R. MADDICOTT, SCOTT L.
WAUGH, DEREK KEENE, PAUL BRAND, JOHN H. MUNRO, THEA SUMMERFIELD,
REBECCA READER, MICHAEL PRESTWICH, BJOERN WEILER, J. BEVERLEY
SMITH, ALAN YOUNG, MICHAEL HASKELL, HUGO SCHWYZER
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