Zecca
The Mint of Venice in the Middle Ages (review)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14527739 |
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| Authors | Holly S Hurlburt (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 587-589 |
| Publication date | 2002-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technology and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-165X • E-ISSN: 1097-3729 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tech.2002.0115 |
| OpenAlex | W2033971321 |
| Language | EN |
Zecca is the Italian term for "mint"; it is derived from the Arabic for "die." In this book, Alan Stahl aims to present a complete picture of the workings of the Venetian mint from the ninth century, when it produced its first coins, to the height of the European Middle Ages, and in this aim he succeeds. The mint as an institution necessarily has broad significance for historians. Among the themes Stahl addresses—using both extensive archival research and the physical evidence of the coins themselves—are the politics of Venice's economic growth, the impact of social and demographic issues, the iconography of coins, the availability of metals, and the techniques of manufacturing and exchange
Ancient history · Arabic · Art history · Iconography · Institution · Linguistics · Middle Ages · Ninth · Political science · Politics · Classics · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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