International Trade in the Middle Ages by Hilary Green

International Trade in the Middle Ages by Hilary Green

Hilary Green takes the reader on a journey through the complex developing trade of the Middle Ages, which is the foundation of trade today. Taking the production of wool in the abbeys of the north of England as a starting point, she follows its journey to Flanders where it was woven into a variety of textiles in the growing international marketplace of Bruges. The journey continues to Bordeaux where the wool was traded for wine, which found its way back to London where some of it was traded for more wool. She describes the trade fairs of the Champagne region of France where wool and leather goods along with salt, iron and other commodities were traded and where banking developed - and she explains why. The merchants of Genoa developed the various trade routes, whether by land over the Alps or by water via rivers or the Mediterranean. By these routes, silks and spices came from the repositories in Alexandria and before that via camel trains from Arabia. The author investigates the mysteries and intrigue of trade where silkworms were smuggled into Constantinople and precious gems and ivory were shipped from unknown locations. Arab and Indian merchants brought exotic spices - cumin, ginger, pepper, nutmeg and cinnamon - and aromatics such a myrrh and frankincense to Egypt via the Red Sea. As trade expanded and became more valuable, international relations became more sophisticated as governments moved to protect the valuable income it brought.

Hilary Green has a B.Ed. degree (First Class Hons) from Liverpool University and an MA in writing from Liverpool John Moores. She is the author of several historical novels, including the Follies series and The Last Hero. Her latest book, Ironhand, is the first in her Crusader series. She carries out extensive historical research for her novels and this is her first work of non-fiction.

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ISBN 13	9781445698403
ISBN 10	1445698404
Title	International Trade in the Middle Ages
Author	Hilary Green
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Amberley Publishing
Year published	2022-04-15
Number of pages	288
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