Travel and Trade in the Middle Ages

by Paul B. Newman

Transportation and trade in the Middle Ages were more developed and varied than is commonly thought. This book examines why medieval Europeans traveled--from making pilgrimages to engaging in international trade--and surveys in detail how they traveled, both by land and water. Travel and trade were inextricably linked to transportation, and over time an infrastructure of roads, bridges, and accommodations grew across Europe, enabling people and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786445351
• ISBN13: 9780786445356
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher