Diamonds in Early Modern Venice : technology, products and international competition / Salvatore Ciriacono
| Signatura | Copia | Colección |
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| 10256 | Capítulo en monografía |
The stoty of diamonds in Europe is deeply set in a complex, multilayered and interconnected matrix of historical dimensions. As a typical luxury product, diamond raise issues of technical innovation and diffusion, the structure of international markets, and changing patterns of fashion. From the late Middle Ages to the seventeenth centuty, the Republic of Venice played a leading role in commercial transactions and technical transformations of this product in the European scenario. Diamond processing fell within the crucial sector of the Venetian economy, that is the production of luxury godos. The essay investigates the response of the city to the growing international competition in the early modern period, the role of Venetian guides, the resistance to innovations and the opening of the labour market to newcomers such as the Jewish ,merchants and entrepreneurs.
P. 67-86
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| Fundación Juanelo Turriano | 10256 |
The stoty of diamonds in Europe is deeply set in a complex, multilayered and interconnected matrix of historical dimensions. As a typical luxury product, diamond raise issues of technical innovation and diffusion, the structure of international markets, and changing patterns of fashion. From the late Middle Ages to the seventeenth centuty, the Republic of Venice played a leading role in commercial transactions and technical transformations of this product in the European scenario. Diamond processing fell within the crucial sector of the Venetian economy, that is the production of luxury godos. The essay investigates the response of the city to the growing international competition in the early modern period, the role of Venetian guides, the resistance to innovations and the opening of the labour market to newcomers such as the Jewish ,merchants and entrepreneurs.
P. 67-86
