Commerce and communications
Kathryn L. Reyerson
The thirteenth century has been called, in economic terms, the autumn of Middle Ages. Communication and commerce were part parcel medieval life, spite arduous nature travel. Ages witnessed continued use Roman road systems addition many secondary routes creating a dense network across western Europe. Professional transporters handled portion overland- river-based trade. Such worked Champagne fairs all towns feeding into them. Medieval sites par excellence international trade, much regional traffic as well. growth trade commercial revolution eleventh was underpinned by existence recording methods sufficient to permit complex business transactions at distance. phenomenon fair represents best laboratory for study communications thirteenth-century
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