Venetian Trading Firm of the Soranzo Brothers (1406-1434) and Its Commercial Network

This paper contributes to the discussion of merchant networks in late medieval Europe by presenting a case study of the Soranzo fraterna, a Venetian trading firm which comprised brothers Donado, Giacomo (Jacopo), Piero, and Lorenzo Soranzo and operated in the first half of the 15th century, speciali...

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Main Author Ryabova, Maria
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Florence Firenze University Press 2019
SeriesAtti delle «Settimane di Studi» e altri Convegni
Subjects
14th century
commercial networks
economic history
international trade
venice
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Summary:This paper contributes to the discussion of merchant networks in late medieval Europe by presenting a case study of the Soranzo fraterna, a Venetian trading firm which comprised brothers Donado, Giacomo (Jacopo), Piero, and Lorenzo Soranzo and operated in the first half of the 15th century, specializing mainly in the import of raw cotton from Syria. The author applies the methodology of so-cial network analysis (SNA) in order to reconstruct the egocentric (ego-centered) network of ties linking the Soranzo firm (“the ego”) with its partners and clients (“alters”).
ISBN:9788864538570
8864538577
ISSN:2704-5668
DOI:10.36253/978-88-6453-857-0.13