Hanse in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz, Ph.D. (2008), Groningen University, the Netherlands, is a research fellow and lecturer at Leiden University. She has published several articles on the Hanse and the history of Scandinavia, including Traders, Ties and Tensions. The Interaction of Lübeckers, Overijsslers and Hollanders in Late Medieval Bergen (Verloren, 2008).Stuart Jenks is professor of medieval history and medieval and modern economic history at the University of Erlangen. He has published on Hanseatic history and medieval German and English history.

• The Hanse in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: An Ιntroduction ... 1Justyna Wubs-MrozewiczMap of the Hanse in 1554 according to the London Steelyard Statutes ... 26Guide to Hanse Research ... 30The City of Lubeck and the Internationality of Early Hanseatic Trade ... 37Carsten JahnkeThe London Steelyard’s Certifications of Membership 1463–1474 and the European Distribution Revolution ... 59Stuart JenksAppendix I: “Day Books”: The Example of George Mixstow’s Ship ... 98Appendix II: Henry VI’s Order of 16 November 1428 ... 101Appendix III: Edward IV’s Οrder of 10 May 1465 ... 105Der ehrbaren Hanse-Stadte See-Recht: Diversity and Unity in Hanseatic Maritime Law ... 109Edda FrankotSale of Goods around the Baltic Sea in the Middle Ages ... 129Sofia GustafssonHansards and the ‘Other’. Perceptions and Strategies in Late Medieval Bergen ... 149Justyna Wubs-MrozewiczThat Well-Grounded Error: Bruges as Hansestadt ... 181James M. MurraySmall is Beautiful: Why Small Hanseatic Firms Survived in the Late Middle Ages ... 191Stuart JenksBusiness as Usual? A Critical Investigation on the Hanseatic Pound Toll Lists ... 215Mike BurkhardtMobility and Business Enterprise in the Hanseatic World: Trade Networks and Entrepreneurial Techniques (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries) ... 239Marie-Louise Pelus-KaplanConclusion ... 255Stuart JenksGame Theory and the Hanse: An Epilogue ... 283Justyna Wubs-MrozewiczList of Contributors ... 289Index ... 291