English Wool Market, C.1230-1327

A study of the importance of the wool market in England during the Middle Ages.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Advance contracts for the sale of wool; 3. Case study - Pipewell Abbey, Northamptonshire; 4. Modern finance in the Middle Ages; 5. Conclusions.

Summary

Wool was at the forefront of the establishment of England as a European political and economic power. This volume was the first study of the medieval wool market in over twenty years. It investigates the role of advance contracts for the sale of wool and their impact on medieval monasteries.

Product details

• Authors: Adrian R. Bell, Adrian R. Brooks Bell, Chris Brooks, Paul R. Dryburgh, Dryburgh Paul R.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2011
• EAN: 9780521187510
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18751-0
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; England, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), Medieval History, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history, Textile Industries, Apparel, garment and textile industries