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The Northern WorldSeries

This scholarly series delves into the rich tapestry of northern history and culture, spanning from the early medieval to the early modern periods. It meticulously examines the intricate interplay of society, economy, and environment within these historically significant northern lands. The collection offers in-depth research across diverse disciplines, including archaeology, linguistics, art history, and social structures, providing a comprehensive understanding of life and development in this unique geographical and cultural sphere.

Tools, weapons and ornaments
The "mother of all trades"
Traditions and transformations in late medieval England

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    Tools, weapons and ornaments

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    This illustrated book continues themes in Central European cultural history treated elsewhere with the intention of presenting an interdisciplinary study of early medieval socio-cultural developments.A continuation of the preceding books, this volume examines the archeological evidence of the groups who settled Central Europe. It aims to amplify the information recorded during the late Roman Empire about societies, social dynamics and ethnological contexts by examining their material culture. The language of significant objects complements the literature of significant texts.The three parts of the book inform of the historical and archeological evidence; elaborate the socio-cultural conclusions provided by archeology; examine the system of values as reflected in the forms of artistic expression. The study of objects helps clarify the contours of the Germanic populations of pre-Carolingian Central Europe.

    Tools, weapons and ornaments
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    Traditions and transformations in late medieval England

    This volume deals with political, military, social, architectural, and literary aspects of fifteenth century England. The essays contained in the volume range across the century from some of the leading scholars currently working in the period. Contributors: Mark Addison Amos, Douglas Biggs, Kelly DeVries, Matthew Boyd Goldie, Virginia Henderson, Gwym Meirion-Jones, Michael Jones, Helen Maurer, Sharon D. Michalove, Michael D. Myers, Anthony J. Pollard, A. Compton Reeves, and Joel Rosenthal.

    Traditions and transformations in late medieval England
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    The "mother of all trades"

    • 370 pages
    • 13 hours of reading

    In the early-modern period, the Dutch called the grain trade on the Baltic the 'mother of all trades', as they considered it to be the basis of most of their trade and shipping and indeed the cornerstone of the Dutch economy. For a very long time the mass grain exports from the Baltic were dominated by the Dutch, and Amsterdam was the central entrepot from which the grain was distributed over the Dutch hinterland and the rest of Europe.This book aims to present a general history of the 'mother of all trades' and particularly shows the fundamental importance for transaction costs, including the costs for transport, insurance and protection, the quality of the local services sector in Amsterdam, the influence of monetary and mercantile policies, and the efficiency of trade organization.

    The "mother of all trades"