▁In ▁ 1 3 4 7 , ▁when ▁the ▁Comp ag nia ▁dei ▁B ardi ▁col lapsed , ▁Peg ol otti ▁was ▁among ▁those ▁who ▁de alt ▁with ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁the ▁bank rupt cy . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 3 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 3 4 3 ▁he ▁compiled ▁the ▁work ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁is ▁famous , ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Descri ptions ▁of ▁Count ries ▁and ▁of ▁Me asures ▁Emp loy ed ▁in ▁Business ▁( ), ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Pract ice ▁of ▁Com merce ▁( ). ▁Begin ning ▁with ▁a ▁gl oss ary ▁of ▁Italian ▁and ▁foreign ▁terms ▁then ▁in ▁use ▁in ▁trade , ▁the ▁Pract ice ▁next ▁describes ▁nearly ▁all ▁the ▁major ▁trad ing ▁cities ▁then ▁known ▁to ▁Italian ▁mer ch ants ; ▁the ▁imports ▁and ▁exports ▁of ▁various ▁regions ; ▁the ▁business ▁custom s ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁those ▁regions ; ▁and ▁the ▁compar ative ▁value ▁of ▁coin ages , ▁weights ▁and ▁measures . ▁The ▁most ▁distant ▁trade ▁route ▁described ▁by ▁Peg ol otti ▁is ▁that ▁from ▁Az ov ▁via ▁A stra k han , ▁Kh iva , ▁O tr ar ▁and ▁K ul ja ▁to ▁Be ij ing . ▁He ▁also ▁details ▁the ▁route ▁from ▁Ay as ▁on ▁the ▁C il ician ▁coast ▁of ▁Turkey ▁via ▁S ivas , ▁Erz ing an ▁and ▁Er zer um ▁to ▁Tab riz ▁in ▁Pers ia . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ital ian ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : Ital ian ▁bank ers ▁Category : Med ieval ▁econom