Assessing Luxury Objects in the Middle Ages

  • Laurent Feller Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne/IUF
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ANHA.2014.48273
Keywords: Assessing, Status, Wealth, Rank, Non-Market Exchange.

Abstract

Luxuries are indicators of wealth and social rank. Their possession determines the place occupied by their owners in a hierarchy, whether social, political or economic. They also have important roles in the exchange and circulation of wealth. Luxuries, seen as stores of value, may also serve as a means of payment together with or instead of coins.

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Feller L. (2015). Assessing Luxury Objects in the Middle Ages. Anales de Historia del Arte, 24(Especial), 133-146. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ANHA.2014.48273
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Vol. 24 No. Especial (2014): VII Jornadas Complutenses de Arte Medieval. "Splendor". Artes suntuarias en la Edad Media hispánica
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