Transylvania and its International Trade, 1525-1575
Transylvania and its International Trade, 1525-1575
Author(s): Maria Pakucs-WillcocksSubject(s): History
Published by: Editura Mega Print SRL
Keywords: long-distance trade; oriental trade; Saxon towns; staple right; cloth; textiles
Summary/Abstract: The present study discusses Transylvania’s role in international trade in 1525-1575, with an emphasis on the long-distance trade connecting Western and Central Europe to the Ottoman realm. Using information from customs registers and account books of the three main trading towns, Brașov, Sibiu and Bistriţa, the author illustrates the volume and value of commercial traffic.
Journal: Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Historica
- Issue Year: 16/2012
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 173-182
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
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