also the accumulation of an agricultural surplus forinvestment. They had access to urban merchants, markets, and trade routes.Increased agricultural productionin turn facilitated rural industry, an intrinsic part of the expansion ofindustry. Woolens and textile manufacturers, in particular, utilized rural...
By the middleof the sixteenth century, financiers and traders commonly accepted bills ofexchange in place of gold or silver for other goods. Bills of exchange, whichhad their origins in medieval Italy, were promissory notes (written promises topay a specified amount of money by a certain date)...
By the middle of the sixteenth century, financiers and traders commonly accepted bills of exchange in place of gold or silver for other goods. Bills of exchange, which had their origins in medieval Italy, were promissory notes (written promises to pay a specified amount of money by a certain...
believingthatcontrolofthetraderoutewithEastAsiawouldbringvastwealth.AsiantradersandItalianmerchantsfromthecity-statesofVeniceandGenoaheldamonopolyontheexistingtraderoutesandpriceswereveryhigh.ManyEuropeanswantedtobypasstheMediterraneanandtradedirectlywiththeEastasa waytoincreaseprofits.Otherssoughtfameandfortuneandthe...
Vologda’s oldest museum (1885) is a compact late-17th-century stone house that belonged to the Gutman traders who hosted Tsar Peter I during his March… Login Lace Museum Northern European Russia The sparklingly modern Lace Museum, across the square from the kremlin, patches together some grea...
The primary source for this paper is a dataset of notarial deeds formalized by thirty north European merchants who specialized in the trade of extra-peninsular timber in the last third of the century. With an analysis of these operations, this chapter aims to offer wood scientists and nautical ...
that small traders and open-air bazaars are not only a feature of Hong Kong, but also foundinbig citiesaround the world. legco.gov.hk legco.gov.hk 過去數年,我們在立法會進行過多次辯論,指出小商販的經營模式 和露天市集不單是香港的特色,而且在全世界大都市都有。
The development of banking and other financial services contributed to the expansion of trade. By the middle of the sixteenth century, financiers and traders commonly accepted bills of exchange in place of gold or silver for other goods. Bills of exchange, which had their origins in medieval Ital...
The arrival of the British and the establishment of British East India Company was the outcome of the Portuguese traders. They earned enormous profits by selling their merchandise in India. The English merchants were motivated by the awesome business stories of the Portuguese. They formed the East...
buy luxury goods but even encouraged craftspeople and traders to settle down near them. The lords gained at each step. Their purchases brought them an enhanced lifestyle and greater prestige. But they also collected tolls and sales taxes from merchants, in this way profiting even more from ...