Synopses & Reviews
This is a full-scale study of prices in medieval Scotland, c. 1260-1542, which includes detailed discussions of coinage, and weights and measures. Nearly 6000 prices are listed individually, average prices are calculated for each commodity, and for groups of commodities such as cereals and livestock. Scots prices are compared with English, and the significance of the data for the economic history of medieval Scotland is analyzed fully. This is the only full study to have been undertaken on Scots medieval prices, and there is no comparable work on Scottish medieval economic history in print.
Table of Contents
List of figures; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Price trends in medieval Scotland; 2. Prices in medieval Aberdeen with appendix of documents; 3. Weights and measures; 4. Currency; 5. The price of victual and needful merchandise; 6. Prices and the Scottish economy, 1260 1540; Glossary of unusual terms; Select bibliography; Index.