Antonio Iodice is a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Roma Tre. A former postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Genoa, as well as an honorary Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Exeter, his research considers early modern European maritime risk management, trade, and mobility, with a specific focus on the Republic of Genoa and the Tyrrhenian region. His recent publications include:; ‘The “Palladium of Prosperity”: Lobbying Between Marseilles and Paris from the Revolution to the Restoration (1789-1817)’, Business History, and a chapter entitled, ‘General Average in Genoa: between rules and customs’ in Sharing Risk: General Average and European Maritime Business (VI-XVIII Centuries), (ed. Addobbati, A., M. Fusaro, L. Piccinno, Palgrave Macmillan 2023).

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsNotes on Text, TransliterationList of AbbreviationsMeasures and CurrenciesIntroductionChapter 1. Genoa and Its Port in the Early Modern WorldChapter 2. The Evolution of Average Rules as a Mirror of Genoese Maritime Trade NeedChapter 3. The Twilight Zone: Borderline and Illegal PracticesChapter 4. Maritime Trade Calling at the Port of GenoaConclusionAppendix I: Genoese Statuti Civili, 1589Appendix II: Memorandum against Barratry and False Reports, 1690Appendix III: Report of the Patrone Giacomo S. Michele, 1638Appendix IV: Report of the Patrone Santino Fugone, 1640Appendix V: Report of the Patrone Gregorio Graffigna, 1640Appendix VI: Report of the Patrone Lorenzo Cappello, 1698Appendix VII: List of Known Calculators by Year, 1598-1700Appendix VIII: Report and Calculation “Templates”, 1692Appendix IX: Memoir on GA Contributing Values and Targa’s Reply, 1691Appendix X: Routes Followed by Schiaffino (1598) and Losardo (1690)BibliographyIndex