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mods: Shaping medieval markets the organisation of commodity markets in Holland, c. 1200-c. 1450 Dijkman, Jessica. creator JSTOR (Organization) text bibliography Electronic books. History. ne Leiden Boston Brill 2011 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xvi, 447 pages) : illustrations, maps In the late Middle Ages the county of Holland experienced a process of uncommonly rapid commercialisation. Comparing Holland to England and Flanders this book examines how the institutions that shaped commodity markets contributed to this remarkable development. 1. Introduction -- g Part I. The institutional framework: trade venues -- 2. Fairs -- 3. Rural markets c. 1200-c. 1350: a late start? -- 4. New institutions for rural trade (c. 1350-c. 1450) -- 5. The Dordrecht staple -- The Dordrecht staple in an international perspective -- Dordrecht and its neighbours -- Part II. The institutional framework: rules and practices -- 6. Weighing and measuring -- 7. Contract enforcement -- Part III. Market performance: quantitative tests -- 8. Market integration -- 9. Market orientation -- 10. Conclusions -- Appendix A. Survey of fairs -- Appendix B. Rural weigh houses in the north of Holland around 1400 -- Appendix C. Charters of urban liberties -- Appendix D. Wheat prices. 1. Holland: a commercialising economy -- An institutional approach -- Research questions -- PART I. THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK: TRADE VENUES -- 2. Fairs -- Fairs and transaction costs -- Fairs in Holland: a chronological reconstruction -- Economic function -- Power and politics -- 3. Rural markets c. 1200-c. 1350: a late start? -- Urban intrusion or urban attraction -- Lords and their involvement with rural markets -- 4. New institutions for rural trade (c. 1350-c. 1450) -- Seaside fish markets and the sea-fish trade -- Rural weigh houses and the dairy trade -- 5. The Dordrecht staple -- The Dordrecht staple in an international perspective -- Dordrecht and its neighbours -- PART II. THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK: RULES A…