Sources from Rouen from the second half of the 15th century provide information on economic transactions in one of the major cities in the kingdom of France. Thanks to the accounting records, it is possible to determine the significant role played by alternative currencies in the lives of the inhabitants. Alternative currencies took several forms: barter, payroll deductions and payments in kind. They are used in a variety of transactions: in the context of work, commercial exchanges, as a reward for workers or as a gift for prominent people. Both their practical and symbolic dimensions need to be taken into account. Their use underlines the Rouen people's ability to combine real money, account money and payment in kind.
Centre Roland Mousnier, France
Chapter Title
Les monnaies alternatives à Rouen à la fin du Moyen Âge
Authors
Anne Kucab
Language
French
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0347-0.18
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Publication Year
2024
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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
Editors
Angela Orlandi
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Number of Pages
592
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0347-0
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0346-3
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0347-0
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0348-7
Series Title
Datini Studies in Economic History
Series ISSN
2975-1241
Series E-ISSN
2975-1195