| Changing Values in Medieval Scotland Contributor(s): Gemmill, Elizabeth (Author), Mayhew, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521473853 ISBN-13: 9780521473859 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $132.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1995 Annotation: This is a full-scale study of prices in medieval Scotland, c. 1260-1542, which includes detailed discussions of coinage, and weights and measures. Nearly 6,000 prices are listed individually, average prices are calculated for each commodity, and for groups of commodities such as cereals and livestock. Scots prices are compared with English, and the significance of the data for the economic history of medieval Scotland is analysed fully. This is the only full study to have been undertaken on Scots medieval prices, and there is no comparable work on Scottish medieval economic history in print. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History - Business & Economics | Money & Monetary Policy - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 332.494 |
| LCCN: 94005287 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.33" W x 9.25" (1.70 lbs) 442 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a full-scale study of prices in medieval Scotland, c. 1260-1542, which includes detailed discussions of coinage, and weights and measures. Nearly 6000 prices are listed individually, average prices are calculated for each commodity, and for groups of commodities such as cereals and livestock. Scots prices are compared with English, and the significance of the data for the economic history of medieval Scotland is analyzed fully. This is the only full study to have been undertaken on Scots medieval prices, and there is no comparable work on Scottish medieval economic history in print. |
