Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank (MEMDB) on Economic Development in Europe

Content: - Currency Exchange Quotations by Peter Spufford: „Handbook of Medieval Exchange“, 1986. - Different price series by N.W. Posthumus: „Inquiry into History of Prices in Holland, Vol.1”, 1946. - Prices for grain and bread in Cologne by Dietrich Ebeling; Franz Irsigler: „Getreideumsatz, Getreide- und Brotpreise in Köln 1368-1797“, 1976/77 (2 volumes). - Fiat money values and gold and silver standards in Europe by Rainer Metz: „Geld, Währung und Preisentwicklung: Der Niederrheinraum im europäischen Vergleich 1350-1800“, Frankfurt/M. 1990. - Time series on prices, currencies and money rates for different European regions - Coin weights, coin rates and fiat money values in different cities form the Rhineland and Germany; - Fiat money systems of German and European cities.

If there was data on gold and silver coins it is included in the currency system; - Weekly grain prices (average market price within a week) and weekly quantities on the Cologne grain market for different types of grain; calculated numbers for monthly and yearly values for grain and bread. This data bank implements a content based concept which gives the possibility to combine categorically comparable data in order to answer specific research questions.