A History of Business in Medieval Europe, 1200-1550A History of Business in Medieval Europe, 1200 1550, demolishes the widely held view that the phrase medieval business is an oxymoron. The authors review the entire range of business in medieval western Europe, probing its Roman and Christian heritage to discover the economic and political forces that shaped the organization of agriculture, manufacturing, construction, mining, transportation, and marketing. Then they deal with the responses of