Giorgio di Lorenzo Chiarini Tracta di mercantie et usanze di paesi (Book of Trade and Customs of Cou
Giorgio di Lorenzo Chiarini Tracta di mercantie et usanze di paesi (Book of Trade and Customs of Countries) Florence, 1481; scribe: Ludovico Bertini Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center (SPC) MSS BH 007 COCH This commercial manual in Italian responded perfectly to the needs of the Renaissance merchant: within its covers is well- organized information for converting weights, measures, and money across Western Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Caucasus, with major sections devoted to the trading capitals of Florence, Venice, and Genoa. -- source link
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