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The book is based on Arabic sources, documents in archives of centers of Levantine trade, and material from the files of the firm of Francesco Datini. From the fall of Acre to the journey of Vasco de Gama, the author provides an invaluable description of late medieval Mediterranean trade. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Table of Contents, pg. vii*Tables, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*I. The Crisis of Levant Trade (1291-1344), pg. 1*II. Back to Egypt and Syria (1345-1370), pg. 64*III. A New Period of Growth (1370-1402), pg. 103*IV. The Ascendancy of Venice (1403-1421), pg. 200*V. A New Crisis (1422-1452), pg. 270*VI. The Levant Trader at Home and Overseas, pg. 367*VII. Mediaeval Levant Trade at Its Height (1453-1498), pg. 433*Appendices, pg. 513*Bibliography, pg. 560*Index, pg. 577

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691612928, 978-0691612928
      ISBN10: 0691612927

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The book is based on Arabic sources, documents in archives of centers of Levantine trade, and material from the files of the firm of Francesco Datini. From the fall of Acre to the journey of Vasco de Gama, the author provides an invaluable description of late medieval Mediterranean trade. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*Table of Contents, pg. vii*Tables, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*I. The Crisis of Levant Trade (1291-1344), pg. 1*II. Back to Egypt and Syria (1345-1370), pg. 64*III. A New Period of Growth (1370-1402), pg. 103*IV. The Ascendancy of Venice (1403-1421), pg. 200*V. A New Crisis (1422-1452), pg. 270*VI. The Levant Trader at Home and Overseas, pg. 367*VII. Mediaeval Levant Trade at Its Height (1453-1498), pg. 433*Appendices, pg. 513*Bibliography, pg. 560*Index, pg. 577

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