The Fur Trade
By the late Middle Ages, populations of fur-bearing animals had been heavily depleted across Europe. Conferring wealth and privilege, furs were symbols of superiority for the nobility and success for the upwardly mobile. Elites spent lavishly on furs, which sent merchants and monarchs alike in searc...
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Oxford University Press
2023
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/obo/9780199730414-0382 |