The Origins of the Old Rus' Weights and Monetary Systems - Two Studies in Western Eurasian Metrology and Numismatics in the Seventh to Eleventh Centuries

In this sweeping and synthesizing work Professor Omeljan Pritsak charts the influence of Western European, Arabic, Khazaro-Bulgarian, and, later, Byzantine metrological and numismatic systems on the development of these systems in Kyivan Rus'. Beginning with a survey of the weights and monetary systems extant in Eurasia in the 7th to 11th centuries, Pritsak goes on to solve many of the fundamental problems that have existed for over a century in the study of Old Rus' metrology and numismatics.
Many of Pritsak's conclusions challenge conventional theories in this field. Students of the history of Rus' and numismatists in general will find this to be the most thoroughly researched and documented English-language study of the subject to date.

About the author

Omeljan Pritsak is Mykhailo Hryshevs'kyi Professor of Ukrainian History, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

Summary

In this sweeping and synthesizing work, Professor Omeljan Pritsak charts the influence of Western European, Arabic, Khazaro-Bulgarian, and, later, Byzantine metrological and numismatic systems on the development of these systems in Kyivan Rus'.

Product details

• Authors: Omelijan Pritsak, Omeljan Pritsak, Pritsak Omeljan
• Assisted by: Lesia Isaievych (Illustration)
• Publisher: GB Gardners Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9780916458485
• ISBN: 978-0-916458-48-5
• No. of pages: 184
• Weight: 423 g
• Illustrations: w. figs. and plates.
• Series: Harvard Series in Ukrainian Studies; Harvard Series in Ukrainian St; Harvard Series in Ukrainian Studies; Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute Publications; Economics & Business Aust Curriculum series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Ukraine, European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, SCIENCE / Weights & Measures, Economic history, CE period up to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Scientific standards, measurement etc, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Scientific Standards, HISTORY / Europe / Ukraine