HISTORY OF TRADE AND NAVIGATION IN THE MIDDLE AGES 2
Interim and final oral examinations. Oral examination. During the interview, the critical and methodological skills developed by the student on the topics dealt with during the course will be verified. The student's ability to relate sources and bibliography, his ability to synthesize, his critical and expository mastery of themes and concepts and the appropriateness of specific language will be considered excellent. The knowledge of mnemonic nature of the matter, the exposure articulated with a correct expressive language, but not always appropriate, will lead to a fair judgment. Training gaps in preparation, minimal knowledge and not always appropriate language will lead to a sufficient assessment; inappropriate language and an inability to orient oneself in the course topics and in the indicated bibliography will lead to a negative judgment.
For students attending who have participated individually or in working groups in the activities seminars with discussions and exhibitions in the classroom on specific topics, the grade will be calculated taking into account the papers and/or presentations.
The course aims to provide critical tools for the knowledge of the evolution of navigation and trade history in the Middle Ages, with particular reference to the analysis of the trade and nautical revolution, the production and movement of goods, the organization of markets and trade tools.
At the end of the course the student will have acquired critical skills on the different documentary and material testimonies on which the historical reconstruction is based, will be able to apply the acquired contents and set up an autonomous research. It will also be able to communicate with the specific language in heterogeneous contexts the contents learned.
MODULE 2. The second module will deal with the culture of the sea and the technical aspects of navigation in the late Middle Ages. Starting from the technical and scientific knowledge of sailors, we will examine the culture of the people of the sea, the technical aspects of navigation, ships and routes between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries.
I. Ait, Il commercio nel Medioevo, Milano, Jouvance 2005.
Lecture notes with the reference essays and materials used during the lessons will be an integral part of the examination texts. The materials will be made available during the course.
All the essays are available available in the library.
There will be: lectures on the general aspects of the history of medieval navigation and commerce; in-depth seminars on specific topics of the course and on the sources, held by the teacher and specialists in the field; seminar activities with the active participation of students, for which the materials will be provided by the teacher.
Educational activities will be carried out in Italian; study materials may be provided in English, French and Spanish.
Educational activities will be carried out in Italian; study materials may be provided in English, French and Spanish. Frequency is not mandatory but is recommended. For any clarification the teacher will be available after each lesson.