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- Venice and History: The Collected Papers of Frederic C. Lane
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- 2020
- Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
- Funder: Mellon/NEH / Hopkins Open Publishing: Encore Editions
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Originally published in 1966. This book collects papers and essays written by historian Frederic C. Lane, who specialized in medieval Venetian history.
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- Half Title
- p. i
- Frontispiece
- p. ii
- Title Page
- p. iii
- Biographical Note
- pp. xv-xviii
- Part One: Venice
- p. 1
- Business and Finance
- p. 35
- 4. Investment and Usury
- pp. 56-68
- 5. Venetian Bankers, 1496–1533
- pp. 69-86
- 9. Fleets and Fairs
- pp. 128-141
- Ships and Shipping
- p. 142
- 11. Naval Architecture, about 1550
- pp. 163-188
- 12. From Biremes to Triremes
- pp. 189-192
- Part Two: European Commerce
- pp. 310-311
- 19. Colbert and the Commerce of Bordeaux
- pp. 312-330
- 21. Tonnages, Medieval and Modern
- pp. 345-370
- Part Three: The Cost of Protection
- pp. 371-372
- 22. National Wealth and Protection Costs
- pp. 373-382
- Part Four: History
- pp. 429-430
- 26. Why Begin at the Beginning?
- pp. 431-436
- 27. The Social Sciences and the Humanities
- pp. 437-448
- 28. Theoretical and Historical Interests
- pp. 449-461
- 29. Some Heirs of Gustav von Schmoller
- pp. 462-495
- 31. Human History and Natural History
- pp. 505-519
- 32. At the Roots of Republicanism
- pp. 520-539
- Postscript
- pp. 540-542
- Bibliography of Frederic C. Lane
- pp. 543-549
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ISBN
9781421436258
Related ISBN(s)
9781421436234
MARC Record
OCLC
1128825579
Pages
588
Launched on MUSE
2019-11-26
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND
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