1st Edition
Networks in the Early History of Capitalism Merchant Practices in Renaissance Venice
By Stefania Montemezzo
Copyright 2025
226 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
226 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
226 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Drawing on a detailed examination of Venetian commerce in the Middle Ages, this book explores the business practices and structures that enabled merchants to compete in a challenging international market.
Contributing to the literature on the early history of capitalism, this book demonstrates how Venetian merchants combined innovation with traditional methods to maintain their edge in a... Read more
Introduction
1. Venetian business models
2. Companies and public institutions
3. Commercial Strategies
4. Capital: tools, turnover, and investments
5. Agent and intermediaries
Conclusion
Sources
Index
Biography
Stefania Montemezzo is an economic and social historian with a keen interest in the Renaissance period in Italy. She received her PhD in Economic History from the University of Verona. Her professional experience includes research fellowships at the University of Bologna, Aalto University in Helsinki, the University of Padua, and I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies.
