‘Italian’ merchants in 15th-century Split

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https://doi.org/10.6092/1593-2214/6249

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Venetian Commonwealth, Balkanic and Adriatic trade, Italian minorities

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This essay aims to examine the Italian mercantile presence in fifteenth-century Split. The presence of numerous Italian merchants not only stimulated an economy that was already flourishing and devoted to trade: it also allowed for organic and functional links with the major economies and financial centres of the time – especially Venice and Florence – as well as with the supply markets of the Kingdom of Naples. These merchants were able to weave tight relationships with the socio-economic structures of Split’s community and furthermore exhibited a strong proclivity for establishing deep roots in the city.

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2019-09-16

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Orlando, Ermanno. 2019. “‘Italian’ Merchants in 15th-Century Split”. Reti Medievali Journal 20 (2):189-227. https://doi.org/10.6092/1593-2214/6249.

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