Overview

This book responds to the increasing interest of maritime historians in the study of ports. These enclaves offer significant insights into a variety of subjects, including ships and shipping; trade, commodities, and consumption patterns; the economy, society and culture of port workers and port communities; and systems of regional and international integration. Based on extensive research in a wide range of European archives, the book provides much detailon the nature of ports in the medieval period, especially on the crucial subject of the operation of ports. Covering a range of ports in France, Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands, the book contains a wealth of original research findings. It will be particularly welcomed by English-speaking scholars and others outside the region analysed, since it gives access to non-English-language archives, thereby considerably enriching the study of medieval portsbeyond ports in Britain and Ireland.

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Author:   Ana María Rivera Medina ,  Professor Eduardo Aznar Vallejo ,  Professor Mathias Tranchant ,  Ana María Rivera Medina
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   The Boydell Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9781783276158

ISBN 10:   1783276150
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   18 June 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Eduardo Aznar Vallejo 1. Defining Jurisdictional Frameworks for Maritime and Coastal Activities: The Example of the Atlantic Ports of the Kingdom of France in the Second Half of the Middle Ages Mathias Tranchant 2. Basque Stevedoring and Cargo Handling Infrastructures (14th-16th Centuries) Ana María Rivera Medina 3. Port Structures and Cargo Handling in Asturias and Galicia (13th-16th Centuries) María Álvarez Fernández 4. Slave Trade and Northern Portuguese Seaport Operations in the Sixteenth Century Amândio J.M. Barros 5. Transport and Shipping in the Portuguese Northern Border in the Sixteenth Century Sara Pinto 6. Anchorages, Infrastructures and Stevedoring in Medieval Atlantic Andalusia Enrique José Ruiz Pilares 7. Ports and Port Labour in Tenerife during the Transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age Roberto J. González Zalacain Conclusions: The Port Phenomenon of Medieval Atlantic Europe Jesús Ángel Solórzano Telechea Sources and Bibliography Index

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[An] indispensable volume for anyone interested in late medieval Atlantic ports and their role in the development of international trade and shipping. * FRANCIA RECENSIO *

This book is exceptionally easy to read, quite probably the result of the 'silent and dedicated work' of Prisca Toftegaard in translation. The text flows beautifully and does justice to a fine and often fascinating set of studies which open up a wealth of French and Iberian research to English-speaking audiences. -- MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY [An] indispensable volume for anyone interested in late medieval Atlantic ports and their role in the development of international trade and shipping. * FRANCIA RECENSIO *

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ANA MARIA RIVERA MEDINA is a Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Spain. ANA MARIA RIVERA MEDINA is a Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Spain.

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