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TRGOVINA GRADA VARAŽDINA U XV. STOLJEĆU
TRADE IN THE TOWN OF VARAŽDIN IN THE XV CENTURY

Author(s): Jasmin Medved
Subject(s): Architecture
Published by: Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti - Zavod za znanstveni rad Varaždin
Keywords: Varaždin; trade; fairs; middle ages; XV. Century; economic history

Summary/Abstract: Based on the published historical sources and the relevant scientific literature, this article deals with the issue of trade in the medieval town of Varaždin, more precisely in the XV. century from which we can take the most information from the sources. Geographical and traffic location, town fairs, relation of the medieval city authorities to the functioning of trade in the town, local and traveling salesmen, prices of merchandise on the Varaždin market and the purchasing power of the citizens of Varaždin are the important subjects of the trade circumstances in the town of Varaždin in the XV. century, which are all discussed in this article with some new facts and interpretations.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 457-478
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Croatian
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