フィレンツェの毛織物工業の存続条件
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Although we have many studies on the Florentine woolen industry, there still remain questions about its substance. Trying to approach to its substance, we investigated the outline of the conditions of the existence of the Florentine woolen industry in the time of its prosperity. Various studies were made on the inner system of the "Arte della Lana", and recently we have some precious studies on the managements of some enterprises of this gild. But, in order to approach to its substance, it is also necessary to investigate the outside system, of this industry. We know that most of its capital was furnished by merchants (including land owners turned from merchants), part of whom devoted themselves to the import and export of woolen materials and products. They, hired technicians of woolen production and left the producting process to their hands. It could to be said that this industry was under the direction of the Florentine merchant capital. The period of prosperity of this industry was the first half of the 14th century when Oriental world had been governed by "Pax tatarica" which stimulated trade between Europe and Orient. Woolen product was one of the most important merchandises which Europe could export. And from earlier time, Florentine merchants (of "Arte di Calimala") had traded "panni franceschi" to export it to the Oriental market utilizing the ships of the sea-powers. At the beginning of the 14th century, while many difficulties occurred in the trade of these "panni franceschi" (severe troubles in its producting centers in Frandre, and the closing of the Fair of Champagne, Florentine merchants were able to import English wool which they used to obtain in compensation for their loan to the King, ctc.. And here came the prosperity of the Florentine woolen industry. The fall of the markets in materials and products in the succeeding period caused its decline. The conditions for the existence of this industry were the international markets in its materials and products and the capacity of the Florentine merchant capital which could utilize this international situation.
- 社会経済史学会の論文
- 1972-05-30