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

• Main Author: Ryabova, Maria
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Florence Firenze University Press 2019
• Series: Atti delle «Settimane di Studi» e altri Convegni
• Subjects: 14th century; commercial networks; economic history; international trade; venice

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...