How Long to Read Making Money in the Early Middle Ages

How Long Does it Take to Read Making Money in the Early Middle Ages?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 12 minutes to read Making Money in the Early Middle Ages by Rory Naismith

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Description

An examination of coined money and its significance to rulers, aristocrats and peasants in early medieval Europe Between the end of the Roman Empire in the fifth century and the economic transformations of the twelfth, coined money in western Europe was scarce and high in value, difficult for the majority of the population to make use of. And yet, as Rory Naismith shows in this illuminating study, coined money was made and used throughout early medieval Europe. It was, he argues, a powerful tool for articulating people’s place in economic and social structures and an important gauge for levels of economic complexity. Working from the premise that using coined money carried special significance when there was less of it around, Naismith uses detailed case studies from the Mediterranean and northern Europe to propose a new reading of early medieval money as a point of contact between economic, social, and institutional history. Naismith examines structural issues, including the mining and circulation of metal and the use of bullion and other commodities as money, and then offers a chronological account of monetary development, discussing the post-Roman period of gold coinage, the rise of the silver penny in the seventh century and the reconfiguration of elite power in relation to coinage in the tenth and eleventh centuries. In the process, he counters the conventional view of early medieval currency as the domain only of elite gift-givers and intrepid long-distance traders. Even when there were few coins in circulation, Naismith argues, the ways they were used—to give gifts, to pay rents, to spend at markets—have much to tell us.

How long is Making Money in the Early Middle Ages?

Making Money in the Early Middle Ages by Rory Naismith is 544 pages long, and a total of 138,176 words.

This makes it 184% the length of the average book. It also has 169% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Making Money in the Early Middle Ages Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 35 minutes to read Making Money in the Early Middle Ages aloud.

What Reading Level is Making Money in the Early Middle Ages?

Making Money in the Early Middle Ages is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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