The Rise of Medieval Towns and States in East Central Europe (East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages 450-1450) ( PDFDrive ).pdf

e Rise of Medieval Towns

and States in East Central Europe

East Central and Eastern

Europe in the Middle Ages,

450–1450

General Editor

Florin Curta

VOLUME 10

e Rise of Medieval Towns

and States in East Central Europe

Early Medieval Centres as Social and

Economic Systems

Jiří Macháček

LEIDEN • BOSTON

2010

Cover illustration : Early Medieval Centre in Pohansko near Břeclav. Oilpainting.

Design by Jiří Macháček; painted by Libot Balák.

is book is printed on acid-free paper.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Machácek, Jirí, 1971–

e rise of medieval towns and states in East Central Europe : early medieval

centres as social and economic systems / by Jiri Machacek.

p. cm. — (East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450–1450 ; v. 10)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-90-04-18208-0 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Cities and towns, Medieval—

Europe, Central—History—To 1500. 2. Cities and towns, Medieval—Europe,

Eastern—History—To 1500. 3. Europe, Central—Antiquities. 4. Europe, Eastern—

Antiquities. 5. City and town life—Europe, Central—History—To 1500. 6. City and

town life—Europe, Eastern—History—To 1500. I. Title. II. Series.

DAW1046.M332010

943.7’021—dc22

2009051606

ISSN 1872-8103

ISBN 978 90 04 1828 0

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