"The chapters in this volume grew out of the first conference devoted solely to the trade of paper. The speakers and … networks of the paper trade. Altogether, the collection uncovers the actors involved in the networks of paper production …-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), and the conference posters were printed on beautiful sheets of handmade paper bearing watermarks, produced …

of paper, uncovering its hotspots and trade routes, usual dealings, and recycling economies. …Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Illustrations -- Notes on Contributors -- Chapter 1 The Paper Trade in Early Modern … Europe: An Introduction -- Part 1 Hotspots and Trade Routes -- Chapter 2 Selling Paper in Early Modern Venice: Paper …

. Oscar Gelderblom traces the successive rise of Bruges, Antwerp, and Amsterdam to commercial primacy between 1250 and 1650 … policies favorable to trade. He argues that it was this competitive urban network that promoted open-access institutions in the … all over Europe. Cities of Commerce intervenes in an important debate on the growth of trade in Europe before the …