Jewish Bankers and the Holy See (RLE : From the Thirteenth to the Seventeenth Century

The Jewish community in Rome is the oldest in Europe, the only one to have existed continuously for over 2,000 years. This detailed study of the Jewish banking community in Italy is therefore of special value and interest. Poliakov's classic account of the rise and fall of the Jewish bankers is at the same time the story of medieval finance in general, its decline, and the birth of 'modern' finance. The author traces the economic and theological implication of each stage in the ambiguous relationship that developed between the Jewish money trade and the Holy See. He shows that the protectio

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Poliakov, Léon
Publisher:	Hoboken : Taylor and Francis
Subject:	Juden \| Jews \| Bankgeschichte \| Banking history \| Wirtschaftsgeschichte \| Economic history
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Extent:	290 p.
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Banking & Finance Routledge Library Editions: Banking and Finance Ser.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record JEWISH BANKERS AND THE HOLY SEE From the Thirteenth to the Seventeenth Century; Copyright; Jewish Bankers and the Holy SeeFrom the Thirteenth to the Seventeenth Century ; Original Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Part One The Rise of the Jewish Money Trade; CHAPTER I The Significance and Basis of the Protection Granted to the Jews by the Holy See; CHAPTER II The Doctrine of Usury and the Jews; CHAPTER III Preliminary Reflections on the Jewish Money Trade in Italy; CHAPTER IV The Rise of Jewish Banking in Italy; CHAPTER V The Banchieri and the Holy See Part Two The Techniques of the Jewish Money TradeCHAPTER VI The Banchi; CHAPTER VII The Banchieri; CHAPTER VIII The Jew in the Italian City; Part Three The Decline of the Jewish Money Trade; CHAPTER IX Franciscan Propaganda and the First Monti di Pietà: The Expulsions from Naples and the Duchy of Milan; CHAPTER X The Jews and the Development of Financial Techniques (Florence); CHAPTER XI The Jews and the Evolution of Christian Attitudes (Rome); CHAPTER XII The Strange Case of Venice; CHAPTER XIII The End of the System of Papal Licences; Conclusion; Appendix: The Epistle of Jacob ben Elijah NotesIndex pt. 1. The rise of the Jewish money tradept. 2. The techniques of the Jewish money trade -- pt. 3. The decline of the Jewish money trade.
ISBN:	978-1-136-30070-7 ; 978-0-203-11681-4 ; 978-0-415-52327-1 ; 978-0-415-52327-1
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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