Overview

The maritime legal framework of General Average (GA) remains an enigmatic and overlooked process within the history of seaborne trade. An ancient rule that redates Roman Law, it continues to be operational today, in a largely unchanged state, mandating the redistribution of unexpected costs that arise during a maritime expedition amongst shipowners and merchants. In this detailed examination of Average procedures within the Italian maritime republic of Genoa, between the years 1590 and 1700, Through the Water and the Storm demonstrates how this rich data can be used to investigate the dynamics of Mediterranean seaborne trade.

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Author:   Antonio Iodice
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781805398318

ISBN 10:   1805398318
Pages:   322
Publication Date:   01 January 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on Text, Transliteration List of Abbreviations Measures and Currencies Introduction Chapter 1. Genoa and Its Port in the Early Modern World Chapter 2. The Evolution of Average Rules as a Mirror of Genoese Maritime Trade Need Chapter 3. The Twilight Zone: Borderline and Illegal Practices Chapter 4. Maritime Trade Calling at the Port of Genoa Conclusion Appendix I: Genoese Statuti Civili, 1589 Appendix II: Memorandum against Barratry and False Reports, 1690 Appendix III: Report of the Patrone Giacomo S. Michele, 1638 Appendix IV: Report of the Patrone Santino Fugone, 1640 Appendix V: Report of the Patrone Gregorio Graffigna, 1640 Appendix VI: Report of the Patrone Lorenzo Cappello, 1698 Appendix VII: List of Known Calculators by Year, 1598-1700 Appendix VIII: Report and Calculation “Templates”, 1692 Appendix IX: Memoir on GA Contributing Values and Targa’s Reply, 1691 Appendix X: Routes Followed by Schiaffino (1598) and Losardo (1690) Bibliography Index

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Antonio Iodice is a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Roma Tre. A former postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Genoa, as well as an honorary Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Exeter, his research considers early modern European maritime risk management, trade, and mobility, with a specific focus on the Republic of Genoa and the Tyrrhenian region. His recent publications include:; ‘The “Palladium of Prosperity”: Lobbying Between Marseilles and Paris from the Revolution to the Restoration (1789-1817)’, Business History, and a chapter entitled, ‘General Average in Genoa: between rules and customs’ in Sharing Risk: General Average and European Maritime Business (VI-XVIII Centuries), (ed. Addobbati, A., M. Fusaro, L. Piccinno, Palgrave Macmillan 2023).

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