Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World

The Greek pandocheion, the Arabic funduq, and Latin fondaco were hostelries for medieval Mediterranean travellers that evolved into centers of trade between Muslim and Christian regions. Olivia Remie Constable traces the evolution of this family of institutions from the pandocheion in Late Antiquity to the arrival of European merchants in Islamic markets and the appearance of the fondaco. Constable's study demonstrates the role of common economic interests in their development.

Author: Olivia Remie Constable
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/30/2009
Pages: 440
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.98d
ISBN: 9780521109765

About the Author
Constable, Olivia Remie: - Olivia Remie Constable is an associate professor in the History Department at the University of Notre Dame. She is the author of Trade and Traders in Muslim Spain: The Commercial Realignment of the Iberian Peninsula 900-1500 (CUP, 1994) and Medieval Iberia: Readings from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Sources (1997).

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