A01=Stefano Locatelli
Author_Stefano Locatelli
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Charles of Anjou
commercial revolution
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Florence
Giovanni Villani
gold coins
Kingdom of Sicily
long-distance trade
medieval papacy
merchant bankers
papal tithe
Product details
- ISBN 9781526158130
- Weight: 463g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 18 Mar 2025
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Minted in Florence around November 1252, the florin became one of the leading gold currencies of the Middle Ages. Historians agree that its success was mainly due to the need for a stable means of payment in the networks of international trade. The Florentine Florin investigates the florin as a medium with hitherto neglected political, social, and cultural dimensions. By bringing human agents and political institutions more prominently into the history of the coin, this book enhances our understanding of money and its nature from a historical perspective, and provides an original framework for the integrated study of material culture and economic practices.
Stefano Locatelli is Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellow between Fordham University and the University of Milan.
