Прилог трговини црвцем (chermesium) у средњовековном Дубровнику
A Contribution to the Trade in Crvac (Chermesium) in Medieval Dubrovnik

Summary/Abstract: Studying credit trade of Medieval Dubrovnik based on Dubrovnik archival sources (Drbita notariae in Diversa notariae), the author encountered some new and interesting data on crvac (chermesium), an agent for coloring fabric. Based on this new data, he confirmed the thesis that crvac is a material of organic origin, and that it was acquired through a special technique of collecting and drying lice in Serbia and Bosnia. The paper includes data on determining of prices and their variation. The most information was encountered in sources after the 1540s. Several debtors were processed, particularly from Trgovište and Goražde, as well as some lenders. From several specific examples, it was demonstrated how a trade in crvac went in Dubrovnik, and which transactions took place. It is assumed that lenders gave raw textiles as credit, and accepted crvac as payment. The image of the credit trade is augmented with trade contracts and contracts on trade societies (collegantiae, societas). Crvac was also shipped to Italy, primarily to Florence and Venice.

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