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THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS Chapel Hill & London
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1996
The University of North Carolina Press
All rights reserved
Manufactured in the United States of America
Publication of this book has been supported by the generosity of the L. J. Skaggs and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation and of the National Italian American Foundation.
The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Epstein, Steven, 1952 Genoa and the Genoese, 9581528 / by Steven A. Epstein. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8078-2291-4 (cloth: alk. paper) 1. Genoa (Italy)HistoryTo 1339. 2. Genoa (Italy)History13391528. I. Title. DG637.E67 1996 945.182dc20 95-26585 CIP
00 99 98 97 96 5 4 3 2 1
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In Memory of DAVID HERLIHY
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Contents
Preface
xiii
Acknowledgments
xix
1. From Practically Nothing to Something, 9581154
9
2. The Takeoff, 11541204
54
3. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, 12041257
96
4. Captains of the People, 12571311
140
5. Long Live the People, the Merchants, and the Doge, 13111370
188
6. Liberty and Humanism: Slavery and the Bank, 13701435
228
7. To Throw Away a Thousand Worlds, 14361528
271
Epilogue
319
Appendix Genoese Revolts and Changes in Government, 12571528
325
Notes
329
Bibliography
369
Index
383
Page ix
Tables
1. Genoese Trade from the Cartulary of Giovanni Scriba, 11551164
58
2. Genoese Trade by First Destination, 1158 and 1161
59
3. Genoese Charity, 11551204
92
4. Genoese Trade, Selected Years, 11911227
97
5. Genoese Charity, 12051226
117
6. Genoese Charity, 12271253
130
7. Genoese Trade, Selected Years, 12521313
142
8. Genoese Charity, 12561314
185
9. The Genoese Public Debt, 1340
193
10. The Value of Genoese Overseas Trade, Selected Years, 13411370
217
11. Top Trading Partners as a Percentage of the Value of Genoese Trade, 1376
231
12. Original Capital of the Compere of San Giorgio, 14071408
261
13. A Sample of Professions in Genoa, 14511517
276
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Figures & Maps
Figures
1. Fresco of Saint George, Palazzo San Giorgio
297
2. Statue of Francesco Vivaldi, Palazzo San Giorgio
300
5. Statue of Ambrogio de Negro, Palazzo San Giorgio
301
4. Statue of Francesco Lomellini, Palazzo San Giorgio
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