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Infrastructure and Centrality in Town during Annual Fairs: Three Polish Examples (1385-1655)
Städtische Infrastruktur und Zentralität während der Jahrmärkte: Drei polnische Beispiele (1385-1655)
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Abstract The aim of this paper is to reflect on how annual fairs challenged the urban spatialities of trade in medieval and old-regime towns. It is also to pose the question of centrality under the point of view of both the centrality of commercial towns in regional and international networks and the urban c... view more
The aim of this paper is to reflect on how annual fairs challenged the urban spatialities of trade in medieval and old-regime towns. It is also to pose the question of centrality under the point of view of both the centrality of commercial towns in regional and international networks and the urban centrality of spaces dedicated to trade activities. The study is based on the example of three towns of Greater Poland in the late Middle Ages and Early Modern period. Focusing on trade facilities and on the management of the city space during annual fairs (extraordinary times in the life of cities, when the guild monopoly was suspended and many foreign merchants and ordinary people were gathering in the city), the aim here is to analyse the way in which urban authorities handled the organisation of such big endeavours and how the city space was managed, valorised, and utilized.... view less
Keywords
town; middle ages; early modern times; Poland; municipal administration; fair; commerce
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
Greater Poland; trade infrastructure; urban space; markets; Poznań; Gniezno; Kalisz; Centrality; 1385-1655
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 186-211
Journal
Historical Social Research, 47 (2022) 2
Issue topic
Transforming Cities, Negotiating Centrality: Markets and Civic Buildings in Comparative Perspective (XVth c. - XXth c.) (Forum)
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed