What you will read in this book are the documented assesments of a remote past. But they are also the traces of a more recent past, namely the last quarter of the 20th century. Commercial activities which were a significant part of the daily life of the cities and towns, and even rural life to a certain extent... And the tradesmens of the bazaars, the craftsmen who produced goods with their savings in the pre-industrial period, and the merchants who brought these products to the consumer…. The a ...