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OverviewAnalysing different conflicts in Late Medieval Alexandria, this book offers new insights into the micro-mechanics of Venetian life and trade in Egypt and recalibrates the narrative of the strictly regulated and often violent contacts between East and West. This thorough microanalysis, based on the private archive of a Venetian merchant and consul in Alexandria read in conjunction with other Venetian and Mamluk sources, provides a differentiated image of conflict patterns cutting across the cultural divide. It transforms our image of Alexandria as a city at the intersection of Orient and Occident into that of a microcosm in its own right where disputes did not always fall neatly along cultural divides and conflicts were traded as much as trade created conflicts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Georg L.K.A. ChristPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 93 Weight: 0.761kg ISBN: 9789004221994ISBN 10: 9004221999 Pages: 366 Publication Date: 20 January 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ...xiii Acknowledgements ...xv Transcription of Arabic Words and Unifijication of Date ...xvii I Introduction ...1 PART ONE FRAMEWORK: VENETIAN MERCHANTS IN ALEXANDRIA – BIOGRAPHY OF BIAGIO DOLFIN II Levant Trade ...19 III Venetian Commercial Privileges in the Mamluk Empire ...45 IV The Venetian Consulate in Alexandria ...55 V Biagio Dolfijin – Public Servant and Merchant ...97 PART TWO PRESUMED RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS VI Crusade and Levant Trade ...113 VII Slave Trade and Solidarities ...121 VIII Venice as Protector of Pilgrims and the Importance of the cortexia ...143 IX Per onor di san Marcho – Wanderings of St Mark’s Head ...155 X Shed Wine – Anti-Christian Riots in Alexandria? ...167 PART THREE CONFLICTS OVER THE SPICE TRADE FAIR XI Prolungar la muda – Conflict over the Spice Fair’s Deadline ...187 XII Non per pato, ma per complaxer – Modalities of the Customs Clearance ...209 XIII Per cholpa, defeto et triste maniere – The Conflict Surrounding the Sultan’s Pepper ...229 XIV The Case of Giacomo Zorzi: Release of a Debt Prisoner ...251 PART FOUR EPILOGUE AND CONCLUSION XV Epilogue: Montar al Caiero – Quasi-Martyrdom of the Consul? ...273 XVI Conclusion – Types of Truth ...281 APPENDICES I Partial Reconstruction of Biagio Dolfijin’s Correspondence ...293 II Transcription of Venetian Texts ...305 III Documents ...307 BIBLIOGRAPHY 1 Sources ...331 2 Selected Studies ...335 3 Reference Works ...354 Index ...ReviewsAuthor InformationGeorg Christ, Dr. phil. (2006) in History of the Middle Ages, Universität Basel, is a research group leader at Universität Heidelberg. He has published on topics in Late Medieval trade history, including news management, navigation and urban history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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