New book publication on medieval merchants

In December 2018, the Lendület (‘Momentum’) Medieval Hungarian Economic History Research Group won a grant from the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) of Hungary for the preparation of a source publication of Latin and German medieval texts (KH 130 473). Within the frames of the research project, the volume Források a Magyar Királyság kereskedelemtörténetéhez I. Belkereskedelem (1192–1437). Fontes ad rem mercatoriam regni Hungariae pertinentes II. De commerciis externis (1192–1437) [Sources for the Commercial History of the Kingdom of Hungary I. Domestic Trade (1192–1437)] was published in 2020, while the volume Források a Magyar Királyság kereskedelemtörténetéhez II. Külkereskedelem (1259–1437). Fontes ad rem mercatoriam regni Hungariae pertinentes II. De commerciis externis (1259–1437) [Sources for the Commercial History of the Kingdom of Hungary I. Foreign Trade (1259–1437)] was published in 2021. The two source publications contain a total of 428 medieval documents. The English foreword to the first volume is available here, and the foreword of the second volume is available here.

Both volumes can be ordered at the e-mail address , and on the phone by calling number +36 1 224 6700, extension 4624 or 4626.

New book publication on medieval merchants by Boglárka Weisz

This book discusses medieval markets and depots, places of commercial activity in the Kingdom of Hungary, and their many interactions, and how they developed and changed over time. The system went through many changes as new demands arose over the centuries, but permanence and adherence to old ways was always a characteristic feature. The writer, Boglárka Weisz is the leader of the “Lendület” Medieval Hungarian Economic History Research Team. The table of contents is here. The book can be purchased or ordered at Penna Bookstore of Humanities (1053 Budapest, Magyar utca 40., Phone: +36 30 203 1769, Mail: ). The book: EUR 60 (incl. Vat & Shipping).

International Conference on Economic Functions of Urban Spaces

The International Commission for the History of Towns (ICHT) held its annual meeting in Budapest, September 18–20, 2019, co-organized with the “Lendület” Medieval Hungarian Economic History Research Group of the Institute of History of the Research Centre for the Humanities. The three-day conference (Economic Functions of Urban Spaces from the Middle Ages to the Present) was co-sponsored by the “Lendület” research group and the Central European University. The program of the first day took place at Central European University, the second day at the Budapest History Museum, which also supported the event, and the third at the Research Centre for the Humanities.

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New NKFIH Project at the Institute of History

A new NKFIH Project called "Commercial Sources in the Service of the Hungarian Medieval Economy" was launched on 1 December 2018 at the Institute of History, under the leadership of Boglárka Weisz, senior research fellow, and with the participation of Norbert C. Tóth, Tibor Neumann, Renáta Skorka, Bence Péterfi, István Kádas, Dániel Bácsatyai, Viktória Kovács, András Ribi and Judit Gál. The aim of the project is the preparation and edition of a collection of Latin and German documents that would contain all the basic sources of Hungarian commercial history from the Árpád era to the end of King Sigismund's reign. 

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