The Wealth of Periphery? Food Provisioning, Merchants, and Cereals in the Papal States: The Case of the March of Ancona

Luca Andreoni () and Marco Moroni
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Luca Andreoni: Università Politecnica delle Marche
Marco Moroni: Università Politecnica delle Marche

Chapter Chapter 6 in Italian Victualling Systems in the Early Modern Age, 16th to 18th Century, 2021, pp 175-209 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter addresses the most relevant issues concerning wheat provisioning in the March of Ancona (in the middle of today’s Marche region). This kind of study is justified by the strong and homogeneous character of this territory under papal rule. The chapter is divided into three parts. First, the organisational structures of the victualling system are taken into account, starting from certain specific cases. This ‘horizontal’ analysis is conducted on local laws and official regulations. Then, a ‘vertical’ analysis follows, in which the mechanisms of accumulation and distribution of wheat are studied, with a focus on the cities of Macerata and Ancona. In the third and final part of this work, we suggest some concluding reflections on the role of trade in this victualling system.

Keywords: Papal States; March of Ancona; Adriatic Sea; Wheat; Jewish merchants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-42064-2_6

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