Money and Its Use in Medieval Europe

Money and Its Use in Medieval Europe
Author: Peter Spufford
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 488
Release: 1988
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521375900

This is a full-scale study that explores every aspect of money in Europe and the Middle Ages.

Money and Coinage in the Middle Ages

Money and Coinage in the Middle Ages
Author: Rory Naismith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: HISTORY
ISBN: 9789004372467

Money and Coinage in the Middle Ages presents an original and valuable set of studies into aspects of a critical but challenging category of material.

Money and the Church in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200

Money and the Church in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200
Author: Dr Giles E M Gasper
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2015-05-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1472420993

Bringing together essays from experts in a variety of disciplines, this collection focuses on the interaction between money and the church in northern Europe in order to challenge current understanding of how money was perceived, understood and used by medieval clergy in a range of contexts. It provides wide-ranging contributions to the broader economic and ethical issues of the period, demonstrating how the church became a major force in the process of monetization.

Power and Profit

Power and Profit
Author: Peter Spufford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780500285947

Newly available in paperback, this is a wonderfully readable account of the role of merchants and money in the medieval world. Professor Spufford, who has made a lifelong study of the subject, brings together a vast amount of material from archives all over the world to build up this important economic history of the origins of capitalism essential reading for the scholar, but also engaging and entertaining to the layman.

Money and its use in Medieval Europe : three decades on : essays in honour of Professor Peter Spufford

Money and its use in Medieval Europe : three decades on : essays in honour of Professor Peter Spufford
Author: Martin Allen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2017
Genre: Europe
ISBN: 9780901405692

The publication of Peter Spufford’s book Money and its Use in Medieval Europe in 1988 was a major landmark in the history of its subject. It has served as an inspiration for generations of scholars, many of whom have contributed to this volume. The twelve chapters in this volume build upon the themes of Money and its Use in Medieval Europe and take them further. The subjects covered include the use of money in various parts of Europe, Italian mint masters and bankers, debasement, and the use of silver ingots or credit instead of coins.

Money and the Church in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200

Money and the Church in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200
Author: Giles E. M. Gasper
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2016-03-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317094352

Bringing together essays from experts in a variety of disciplines, this collection explores two of the most important facets of life within the medieval Europe: money and the church. By focusing on the interactions between these subjects, the volume addresses four key themes. Firstly it offers new perspectives on the role of churchmen in providing conceptual frameworks, from outright condemnation, to sophisticated economic theory, for the use and purpose of money within medieval society. Secondly it discusses the dichotomy of money for the church and its officers: on one hand voices emphasise the moral difficulties in engaging with money, on the other the reality of the ubiquitous use of money in the church at all levels and in places within Christendom. Thirdly it places in dialogue interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches, and evidence from philosophy, history, literature and material culture, to the issues of money and church. Lastly, the volume provides new perspectives on the role of the church in the process of monetization in the High Middle Ages. Concentrating on northern Europe, from the early eleventh century to the beginning of the thirteenth century, the collection is able to explore the profound changes in the use of money and the rise of a money-economy that this period and region witnessed. By adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, the collection challenges current understanding of how money was perceived, understood and used by medieval clergy in a range of different contexts. It furthermore provides wide-ranging contributions to the broader economic and ethical issues of the period, demonstrating how the church became a major force in the process of monetization.

A Cultural History of Money in the Medieval Age

A Cultural History of Money in the Medieval Age
Author: Rory Naismith
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-03-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781474237109

Money provides a unique and illuminating perspective on the Middle Ages. In much of medieval Europe the central meaning of money was a prescribed unit of precious metal but in practice precious metal did not necessarily change hands and indeed coinage was very often in short supply. Money had economic, institutional, social, and cultural dimensions which developed the legacy of antiquity and set the scene for modern developments including the rise of capitalism and finance as well as a moralized discourse on the proper and improper uses of money. In its many forms - coin, metal, commodity, and concept - money played a central role in shaping the character of medieval society and, in turn, offers a vivid reflection of the distinctive features of medieval civilization. Drawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, A Cultural History of Money in the Medieval Age 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.

A Cultural History of Money in the Medieval Age

A Cultural History of Money in the Medieval Age
Author: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2021-03-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1350253472

Money provides a unique and illuminating perspective on the Middle Ages. In much of medieval Europe the central meaning of money was a prescribed unit of precious metal but in practice precious metal did not necessarily change hands and indeed coinage was very often in short supply. Money had economic, institutional, social, and cultural dimensions which developed the legacy of antiquity and set the scene for modern developments including the rise of capitalism and finance as well as a moralized discourse on the proper and improper uses of money. In its many forms - coin, metal, commodity, and concept - money played a central role in shaping the character of medieval society and, in turn, offers a vivid reflection of the distinctive features of medieval civilization. Drawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, A Cultural History of Money in the Medieval Age 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.

Money, Markets and Trade in Late Medieval Europe

Money, Markets and Trade in Late Medieval Europe
Author: Lawrin Armstrong
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 669
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 900415633X

The volume explores late medieval market mechanisms and associated institutional, fiscal and monetary, organizational, decision-making, legal and ethical issues, as well as selected aspects of production, consumption and market integration. The essays span a variety of local, regional, and long-distance markets and networks.

Money and the Middle Ages

Money and the Middle Ages
Author: Jacques Le Goff
Publisher: Polity
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2012-10-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Jacques Le Goff sets out in this book to explain the role of money, or rather of the various types of money, in the economy, life and mentalities of the Middle Ages. He seeks also to explain how, in a society dominated by religion, the Church viewed money, and how it taught Christians what attitudes they should adopt towards it and towards the uses to which it could be put. He shows that, although money played an important role in the rise of towns and trade and in state formation, there was no capitalism but only a pre-capitalism in the Middle Ages, even by their end, in the absence of a truly global market. This is why economic development remained slow and limited, in spite of some remarkable success stories. It was a period in which it was as important to give money as it was to earn it. True wealth was not yet the wealth of this world, even though money played an increasingly large role in reality and in mentalities. No similar discussion of this subject, aimed at a wide readership, has previously been published. Written by one of the greatest medievalists, this book will be recognized as a standard work on the topic.