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David Nicholas.
The Metamorphosis of a Medieval City: Ghent in the Age of the Arteveldes, 1302-1390.
Published Lincoln: Nebraska U.P., 1987.
ISBN 0803233140.
Binding: hardback, stitch bound.
Printed in the USA.
Size: 157x234x32mm.
Page count: xi,369pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair to good: the dustjacket on this copy is noticeably rubbed, some wear on its edges and corners, including a couple of small punctures on its front gusset; the book itself looks in good order, text appears to be free of marking.

This item £10.00
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[ACLS POD edn. in print]
Weight without packaging: 734g.

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Contents: Political background; Population — numbers, functions & fluctuations; The poor you will always have with you; Social geography of 14th-century Ghent; money, prices & wages; Wool, cloth & guilds — organization of the textile trade; Techniques & directions of trade & commerce; Small world of finance; Regional & local markets in the urban economy — victualing & distributive trades — the 'vile mechanical arts'.

Illustrations: 19
Maps & plans: 2

Notes: at end of book
Tables: 42
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 11pp
Index: yes

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See also | Flanders | Towns & cities |
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