Loan market structure in old Warsaw in the years 1427–1453 Cover Image

Struktura rynku kredytowego starej Warszawy w latach 1427–1453
Loan market structure in old Warsaw in the years 1427–1453

Author(s): Piotr Łozowski
Subject(s): History, Economic history, Social history, Middle Ages, 15th Century
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: medieval town in Poland; loan market; old Warsaw;economic history;

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the results of the analyses of the loan market in Old Warsaw in the second quarter of the 15th century. The research is based on source material from the oldest of the preserved municipal court records from the years 1427–1453. The compiled data is presented with the use of a number of graphs and tables. The analysis focuses on such characteristics of the loan market as: frequency of entries, their value, duration of agreements, seasonality of entries, functioning of the instalment system, and types of collateral.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 76
  • Page Range: 165-208
  • Page Count: 44
  • Language: Polish