Analyses the complexity and variety of the systems for the procurement and distribution of the goods essential for the daily life of common people in early modern Italian cities, particularly in Milan. Goes beyond the traditional historiographical opposition between victualling administration and the market, recovering the historical meaning of the term ‘victualling system’ Is based on direct archival research and covers a wide range of geographical contexts and institutional arrangements, allowing the reader to appreciate regional and local differences in detail Focuses on the configuration of systems, institutional pragmatism and variety, articulation of circuits, and plurality of actors
Complexity and Efficiency: Milan in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
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2021-01-01
Abstract
Analyses the complexity and variety of the systems for the procurement and distribution of the goods essential for the daily life of common people in early modern Italian cities, particularly in Milan. Goes beyond the traditional historiographical opposition between victualling administration and the market, recovering the historical meaning of the term ‘victualling system’ Is based on direct archival research and covers a wide range of geographical contexts and institutional arrangements, allowing the reader to appreciate regional and local differences in detail Focuses on the configuration of systems, institutional pragmatism and variety, articulation of circuits, and plurality of actorsI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
