The Horizontal Mills of Medieval Pistoia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4025878 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Muendel (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 194 |
| Publication date | 1974-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technology and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-165X • E-ISSN: 1097-3729 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3102922 |
| OpenAlex | W2313090220 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
An assessment of the mills of Pistoia drawn up and approved by the General Council of the People on October 22, 1350 indicates that there were as many as 258 grain mills operating throughout the territory of Pistoia in the vicinity of its numerous rivers and torrents.'* The Florentine Catasto of 1427-30 demonstrates that by the early 15th century this number had been reduced to 118. Despite this extraordinary 54.3 percent decline which was brought about by the profound demographic changes of the late Middle Ages, grain mills remained an essential part of the Pistoiese economy. In 1350 there was approximately one mill for every 139.53 persons. In 1430 the ratio between the number of mills and the number of inhabitants was
Archaeology · Geodesy · Geography · Byzantine Studies and History · Geology
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1984 - 2023 (40) |
| Highly cited | No |