This book examines the significance of the cotton trade in the Mediterranean traffic in the Later Middle Ages and evaluates its effects on the economy of the Occident. It covers all aspects of the production of, commerce and trade in cotton. The merchants of Venice, Genoa, Barcelona and Florence played the most important role in the cotton trade in the Mediterranean. The massing of supplies of raw material by the merchants of the four maritime cities led to the mass fabrication of cotton products. In this way Western society saw a remarkable growth in the consumption of cotton products in the Later Middle Ages.
Troisième Partie : Le Transport du Coton
Chapitre premier. Le transport du coton de Venise
Chapitre II. Le transport du coton de Gênes
Chapitre III. Le transport du coton de Catalogne : Barcelone et Majorque
Quatrième partie : Le Ravitaillement en Matiere Premiere des Centres de Fabrication
Chapitre premier. LâItalie du Nord
Chapitre II. LâAllemagne du Sud
Chapitre III. LâItalie du Centre
Chapitre IV. Barcelone
All those interested in medieval economic history, history of the Mediterranean, medieval italian merchants, history of the cotton trade, as well as academic libraries, historians, students, etc.