PRELIMINARY INSIGHT INTO MEDIEVAL INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN THE CZECH LANDS ON THE CHOSEN EXAMPLES OF SPECIAL COMMODITIES

Abstract

The paper is focused on the specific valuable kinds of commodities that were accessible in the Czech lands during the Middle Ages, but only via international trade. The other aspect of the commodity is it was demanded by a particular part of society for a few centuries.

The aim of the paper is providing a better understanding the relevance of various resources (iconography, sermons, libri civitatis).

Keywords

• long-distance
• trade
• commodities
• medieval
• Bohemia