Levant Trade in the Later Middle Ages

TLDR

The book draws on Arabic sources, Levantine trade archives, and records of the Francesco Datini firm. The Princeton Legacy Library aims to vastly increase access to Princeton University Press’s scholarly heritage. It employs print‑on‑demand technology to re‑publish previously out‑of‑print titles from the Princeton University Press backlist. The book offers an invaluable account of late medieval Mediterranean trade from the fall of Acre to Vasco de Gama’s voyage, and its re‑issues preserve the original texts in durable paperback and hardcover editions. Originally published in 1984.

Abstract

The book is based on Arabic sources, documents in archives of centers of Levantine trade, and material from the files of the firm of Francesco Datini. From the fall of Acre to the journey of Vasco de Gama, the author provides an invaluable description of late medieval Mediterranean trade. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.