From the start of his career as a young woolmerchant, about 1473, George Cely was a hoarder. He kept everything, from important business accounts down to the scrap of paper on which his father had once noted that the brewer and tailor hadn't been paid yet. The result is a rich collection, which...

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Main Author:	Hanham, Alison (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1985
Subjects:	Cely, Richard / active 15th century Cely, George / -1489 Cely family Cely > Familie Geschichte 1400-1500 Geschichte 1474-1489 Geschichte Wirtschaft Wool industry / England / History / To 1500 Merchants / Great Britain / Biography Handel Großbritannien England / Economic conditions / 15th century Great Britain / History / House of York, 1461-1485 England Biografie
Online Access:	DE-12 DE-473 Volltext
Summary:	From the start of his career as a young woolmerchant, about 1473, George Cely was a hoarder. He kept everything, from important business accounts down to the scrap of paper on which his father had once noted that the brewer and tailor hadn't been paid yet. The result is a rich collection, which not merely documents the Cely family's activities as staplers and ship-owners, but also gives vivid details of their intimate concerns: what they ate and wore, where they lived, how they spent their money - and where they went for loans when the cash ran short - how they amused themselves, and how they coped with trade recessions and political turmoil at home and abroad. This is the first comprehensive study to be based on the material
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xv, 472 pages)
ISBN:	9780511522420
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511522420