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The Cantelowe Accounts: Multilingual merchant records from Tuscany, 1450-1451
The Cantelowe Accounts: Multilingual merchant records from Tuscany, 1450-1451
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The Cantelowe Accounts are the earliest evidence of an English merchant using Italian as a second language, written by John Balmayn in 1450-51. They feature a mix of four languages, Arabic numerals, and detailed descriptions of merchant marks. They are unique amongst multilingual medieval sources and will interest economic historians and historical linguists alike.
Format: Hardback
Length: 204 pages
Publication date: 03 November 2022
Publisher: Oxford University Press
The Cantelowe Accounts, dating back to 1450-51, provide the earliest evidence of an English merchant using Italian as a second language. Written by John Balmayn, an unknown Londoner, the accounts detail the sale of a valuable wool shipment on behalf of his master, Sir William Cantelowe. The author employs a fascinating blend of four languages: Middle English, Latin, Anglo-French, and administrative Tuscan, which he acquired while working alongside Florentine partners like the Salviati company. Notably, the accounts make extensive use of Arabic numerals, a rarity in fifteenth-century English accounting, and offer exceptionally detailed descriptions of merchant marks used to identify the woolsacks. These unique features make the Cantelowe Accounts stand out among multilingual medieval sources and will be of interest to economic historians and historical linguists alike.
Weight: 452g
Dimension: 162 x 241 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780197266854
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