Title: Jewish bankers and the Holy See from the thirteenth to the seventeenth century /
Authors: Poliakov, Léon, 1910-1997.
Publisher: Routledge & K. Paul,
Year: 1977
Subjects: Banks and banking Italy History.; Jewish bankers Italy History.; Jews Italy History.; Jewish bankers History.
Contents: Preface and Acknowledgments – Part One. The Rise of the Jewish Money Trade: I The Significance and Basis of the Protection Granted to the Jews by the Holy See – II The Doctrine of Usury and the Jews – III Preliminary Reflections on the Jewish Money Trade in Italy – IV The Rise of Jewish Banking in Italy – V The Banchieri and the Holy See – Part Two. The Techniques of the Jewish Money Trade: VI The Banchi -- VII The Banchieri -- VIII The Jew in the Italian City – Part Three. The Decline of the Jewish Money Trade: IX Franciscan Propaganda and the First Monti di Pietà: The Expulsions from Naples and the Duchy of Milan – X The Jews and the Development of Financial Techniques (Florence) -- XI The Jews and the Evolutions of Christian Attitudes (Rome) -- XII The Strange Case of Venice – XIII The End of the System of Papal Licenses – Conclusion – Appendix: The Epistle of Jacob ben Elijah – Notes – Index