Download or read book Shaping Medieval Markets written by Jessica Dijkman and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-08-11 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late Middle Ages the county of Holland experienced a process of uncommonly rapid commercialisation. Comparing Holland to England and Flanders this book examines how the institutions that shaped commodity markets contributed to this remarkable development.