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The Cantelowe Accounts

About The Cantelowe Accounts

The Cantelowe Accounts record a large sale of English wool in Pisa and Florence in 1450-51 and offer the earliest evidence of an English merchant using Italian as a second language. The text features a unique mixed-language code (combining Middle English, Latin, Anglo-French and Tuscan) and an unprecedented near total use of Arabic numerals.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780197266854
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 204
  • Published:
  • February 2, 2023
  • Dimensions:
  • 160x25x226 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 454 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: July 16, 2025

Description of The Cantelowe Accounts

The Cantelowe Accounts record a large sale of English wool in Pisa and Florence in 1450-51 and offer the earliest evidence of an English merchant using Italian as a second language. The text features a unique mixed-language code (combining Middle English, Latin, Anglo-French and Tuscan) and an unprecedented near total use of Arabic numerals.

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