The English wool trade in the Middle Ages
1977, First Edition. Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and sun-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Faint foxing to edges and prelims; reader inscription to front free endpaper. Remains well-preserved overall; internally strong and clean. Provenance; bookplate of Capt Richard Campbell, OBE, RN. Item #477183
ISBN: 0521212391
Physical description; xi, 351 pages ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-344) and index. Contents; The growth of the Flemish connection – The end of the Flemish ascendancy – The Italian hegemony – The English triumphant – Edward III – woolmonger extraordinary – Quest for a staple policy – The evolution of the Calais staple – The decline of the wool trade – Marketing the wool. Subjects; Wool industry – England – History – To 1500. England – Commerce – Europe – History – To 1500.
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