The economic activity of the City Chamber in Bratislava on the basis of analysis of the chamber books of the city of Bratislava from the period 1434 – 1528. Cover Image

Hospodárenie mestskej komory v Bratislave na základe rozboru komorných kníh mesta Bratislavy z rokov 1434 – 1528
The economic activity of the City Chamber in Bratislava on the basis of analysis of the chamber books of the city of Bratislava from the period 1434 – 1528.

Author(s): Peter Sedláček
Subject(s): Economic history, Local History / Microhistory, 15th Century, 16th Century
Published by: Historický ústav SAV
Keywords: 15th century; Economy; Cabinet book; Currency;

Summary/Abstract: The study aims to research and explain the income and expenditure of the Brati¬slava City Chamber in the 15th century especially from the financial point of view. The main source material is the 79 selected chamber account books (Kammer¬buch) kept in the Archives of the City of Bratislava, Capital of Slovakia. The year of origin of the chamber books also limited the researched period, which begins in 1434 the year of the first surviving book and ends in 1528, two years after the Bat¬tle of Mohács. The introduction gives an account of the City Chamber and of the chamber books as source materials, while the two main parts analyse the individual items of income and expenditure recorded in the chamber books.

  • Issue Year: 65/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 411-443
  • Page Count: 33
  • Language: Slovak