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Mezzi di scambio non monetari. Merci e servizi come monete alternative nelle economie dei secoli XIII-XVIII / Alternative currencies. Commodities and services as exchange currencies in the monetarized economies of the 13th to 18th centuries

  • Edited by:
  • Angela Orlandi,

The volume focuses on the importance and placement of alternative exchange practices in the 13th to 18th centuries, specifically examining goods and services used as means of payment in barter or in-kind transactions. Despite monetary theory emphasizing credit and real currency, coins or paper money did not prevent in-kind transactions. Barter isn’t merely a result of a lack of money, but rather an economic choice with diverse reasons, meanings, and consequences, found in both rural and urban areas. These alternative exchange methods go beyond mere stopgaps and impact all economic activities, from production to consumption.

  • Keywords:
  • Economic history,
  • pre-industrial era,
  • monetary history,
  • alternative currency,
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Angela Orlandi

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-6593-8954

Angela Orlandi is Professor of Economic History in the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Florence. Her scientific interests include public and private finance, business history and international trade. She is the scientific director of the «F. Datini» Foundation - International Institute of Economic History in Prato.

Erik Aerts

Alternativo ma non arcaico
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pp.1-4


Philippe Bernardi

Prolusione
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pp.5-24


MECCANISMI PER L'UTILIZZO DI MEZZI DI SCAMBIO NON MONETARI / MECHANISMS FOR USING ALTERNATIVE CURRENCIES
LA DIFFUSIONE DEI MEZZI DI SCAMBIO NON MONETARI /THE DIFFUSION OF ALTERNATIVE CURRENCIES
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pp.237-255


NATURA DEI MEZZI DI SCAMBIO NON MONETARI / THE NATURE OF ALTERNATIVE CURRENCIES
USI DEI MEZZI DI SCAMBIO NON MONETARI / USES OF ALTERNATIVE CURRENCIES

Alexandra Sapoznik, Lluís Sales i Favà

Wax, cash and the mass. Making candles affordable in late medieval economies
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pp.455-574


TAVOLA ROTONDA / ROUND TABLE

Philippe Bernardi

Tavola rotonda
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pp.547-549


William Caferro

Roundtable comments
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pp.551-555


Luca Mocarelli

Tavola rotonda
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pp.557-566


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Book Title

Mezzi di scambio non monetari. Merci e servizi come monete alternative nelle economie dei secoli XIII-XVIII / Alternative currencies. Commodities and services as exchange currencies in the monetarized economies of the 13th to 18th centuries

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Angela Orlandi

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592

Publication Year

2024

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© 2024 Author(s)

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CC BY 4.0

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Firenze University Press

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10.36253/979-12-215-0347-0

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979-12-215-0346-3

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Datini Studies in Economic History

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2975-1241

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2975-1195

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