This study, through the use of hundreds of archival documents over a period of about two centuries, highlights the total reversal in the silk trade that occurred from the beginning of the 15th century: silk cloth no longer crossed the Mediterranean from East to West, as in previous centuries, but from West to East. Jewish, Turkish and Syrians merchants, and above all the Sublime Porte showed continued appreciation for Florentine silks. Through the analysis of the sources, every phase of such export is described in detail: the purchase of the cloths in Florence, their shipment, transport and finally the sale through Florentine correspondents in Constantinople. This flow of silks continued until the first decades of the 16th century, only to decline rapidly around the middle of the century.
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-8389-0613
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-8389-0613
Book Title
Tessuti di seta tra Firenze e il Levante (ca. 1350-1550)
Book Subtitle
Le fonti
Authors
Marco Spallanzani, Francesco Guidi Bruscoli
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2023
Copyright Information
© 2023 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0086-8
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0086-8
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0087-5
Series Title
Biblioteca di storia
Series ISSN
2464-9007
Series E-ISSN
2704-5986