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This title presents a detailed study of the ports of the Crown of Aragon in the initial stage of the maritime expansion of medieval Catalonia, comparing them to the Tuscan coast and port-city of Pisa in the decades that witnessed the apogee of its power in the Mediterranean, and looking for common, or contrasting, traits and patterns of development. The approach is multilevel and multidisciplinary, stressing geomorphological, geographical, political, and commercial factors, and drawing on archaeological investigations as well as published ad unpublished historical documents.

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Author:   Silvia Orvietani Busch
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   32
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.729kg
ISBN:  

9789004120693

ISBN 10:   9004120696
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   28 June 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface Maps 1. The Catalan Coast and the Crown of Aragon: A Brief History 2. The Catalan Coast: An Interaction of History, Geography, and Geomorphy 3. Lesser Ports of the Catalan Coast: Collioure, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Salou, and Cambrils 4. Two Port-cities, Two Destinies: Barcelona and Tarragona 5. The Catalan and the Northern Tuscan Coasts 1113-1235: Two Mediterranean Port-Systems Compared 6. The Catalan and the Northern Tuscan Coast 1113-1235: Relationships and Exchanges 7. Medieval Mediterranean Ports: Interdisciplinary Keys to Their Understanding Archives and Libraries Bibliography Index

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Silvia Orvietani Busch, Ph.D. in history, UCLA, and Dottore in Lettere, Universita di Pisa, is Assistant Director at the Strategic Research Initiatives humanities center at UCLA. She is Affiliate of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at UCLA and has published several articles on Medieval Mediterranean History.

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