The two Italies
Subtitle: economic relations between the Norman kingdom of Sicily and the northern communes
By: David Abulafia.
Series: Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ;; 3d ser., v. 9
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Commerce -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500; Italy, Northern -- Commerce -- Sicily -- History; Sicily (Italy) -- Commerce -- History
Description: "This book is a study of the economic development of different areas of twelfth-century Italy whose commercial interests were closely inter related: the Norman Kingdom of Sicily, famed for the wealth of its rulers, and the maritime ports of Genoa, Pisa and Venice, which were actively extending their trading interests throughout the Mediterranean."--Back Cover.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 285-294.
Includes index.