070330 SE Seminar - The Economies of Late Medieval/Early Renaissance Florence and Venice Compared (2024S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 05.03.2024 09:00 to Th 07.03.2024 14:00
- Deregistration possible until Su 31.03.2024 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
19.03.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 18 Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
Tuesday
09.04.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Tuesday
16.04.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Tuesday
23.04.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 18 Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
Tuesday
30.04.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 18 Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
Tuesday
07.05.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 18 Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
Tuesday
14.05.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 18 Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
N
Tuesday
21.05.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 18 Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
Tuesday
28.05.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 18 Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
Tuesday
04.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 18 Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
Tuesday
11.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Digital
Tuesday
18.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 18 Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
Tuesday
25.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 18 Kolingasse 14-16, OG02
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
1. Reading the assignment for each class
2. Active participation in discussions
3. Written peer feedback on the presentations
4. One oral presentation based on the topic of their seminar papers
5. Seminar paper: the methodological analysis of a source/a set of sources (min. 35.000
characters including spaces, 1½ space, 12 font size, footnotes, title page, bibliography, without
images, plus a 200-words abstract in English, five keywords in English)
The primary language of the course is English. Written exercises and seminar papers in German and some other languages are possible.
2. Active participation in discussions
3. Written peer feedback on the presentations
4. One oral presentation based on the topic of their seminar papers
5. Seminar paper: the methodological analysis of a source/a set of sources (min. 35.000
characters including spaces, 1½ space, 12 font size, footnotes, title page, bibliography, without
images, plus a 200-words abstract in English, five keywords in English)
The primary language of the course is English. Written exercises and seminar papers in German and some other languages are possible.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Grading will be based on four components:
1. Seminar participation (20%)
2. Peer feedback (20%)
3. Oral presentation (20%)
4. Final essay (40%)
2 unjustified absances are allowed
1. Seminar participation (20%)
2. Peer feedback (20%)
3. Oral presentation (20%)
4. Final essay (40%)
2 unjustified absances are allowed
Examination topics
Reading list
Caferro, William, Petrarch's War: Florence and the Black Death in Context, Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2018.
Franceschi, Franco, Big Business for Firms and States: Silk Manufacturing in Renaissance Italy,
Business History Review 94 (Spring 2020), pp. 95 ? 105.
Florence and the Black Death in Context
Goldthwaite, Richard A. 2009. The Economy of Renaissance Florence, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins
University.
Molà, Luca: 2000. The Silk Industry of Renaissance Venice, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University
Press.
Mueller, Reinhold C. 2017. The Venetian Money Market: Banks, Panics, and the Public Debt, 1200-
1500, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Najemy, John, A History of Florence, 1200-1575, Blackwell, 2006.
Trivellato, Francesca, Renaissance Florence, and the Origins of Capitalism: A Business History
Perspective, Business History Review, 2020-01, Vol. 94 (1), p.229-251.
University Press, 2018.
Franceschi, Franco, Big Business for Firms and States: Silk Manufacturing in Renaissance Italy,
Business History Review 94 (Spring 2020), pp. 95 ? 105.
Florence and the Black Death in Context
Goldthwaite, Richard A. 2009. The Economy of Renaissance Florence, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins
University.
Molà, Luca: 2000. The Silk Industry of Renaissance Venice, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University
Press.
Mueller, Reinhold C. 2017. The Venetian Money Market: Banks, Panics, and the Public Debt, 1200-
1500, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Najemy, John, A History of Florence, 1200-1575, Blackwell, 2006.
Trivellato, Francesca, Renaissance Florence, and the Origins of Capitalism: A Business History
Perspective, Business History Review, 2020-01, Vol. 94 (1), p.229-251.
Association in the course directory
Schwerpunkte: Mittelalter, Neuzeit, Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, Hist.-kult. EuropaforschungMA Geschichte (Version 2019): PM4 Individuelle Schwerpunktsetzung, SE Seminar (8 ECTS).
MEd UF GSP: UF MA GSP 01 Fachwissenschaft, Vertiefungsseminar 1: Quellenkunde und Quellenkritik (6 ECTS).
MEd UF GSP: UF MA GSP 01 Fachwissenschaft, Vertiefungsseminar 1: Quellenkunde und Quellenkritik (6 ECTS).
Last modified: Mo 22.04.2024 09:05
economic history of Florence and Venice in the 14th-15th centuries. They will consolidate their skills
in fours specific areas: public speaking, peer-to-peer feedback, guided discussion, academic writingProto-globalization/first global age, early capitalism, Commercial revolution, public debt, merchant-
banks, households, workshops, the economies of fashion, war, and artistic production, merchant
networks, the material turn in economic history
1. Week: Introduction: Florence and Venice compared
2. Week: Proto-globalization/first global age, early capitalism, Commercial revolution
3. Week: The economy of war
4. Week: Public debt and taxation
5. Week: The economy of households
6. Week: The economy of workshops
7. Week: The precious metal industries
8. Week: The fashion industries
9. Week: The fashion industries, the material turn
10. Week: The economy of artistic production
11. Week: Merchant-banks
12. Week: Merchant networks
13. Week: Feedback