"The maritime legal framework, of General Average (GA), remains an enigmatic and overlooked process within the history of seaborne trade. An ancient rule that predates Roman Law, it continues to be operational today, in a largely unchanged state, mandating the redistribution of unexpected costs that arise during a maritime expedition amongst shipowners and merchants. In this detailed examination of Average procedures within the Italian maritime republic of, Genoa, between the years 1590 and 1700, Throughthe Water and the Storm demonstrates how this rich data can be used to examine the dynamics of Mediterranean seaborne trade. Drawing on quantitative, socio-economic and legal methodologies, this book highlights how Average procedures reshape our understanding of connectivity and interdependence"--
The maritime legal framework, of General Average (GA), remains an enigmatic and overlooked process within the history of seaborne trade. An ancient rule that predates Roman Law, it continues to be operational today, in a largely unchanged state, mandating the redistribution of unexpected costs that arise during a maritime expedition amongst shipowners and merchants. In this detailed examination of Average procedures within the Italian maritime republic of, Genoa, between the years 1590 and 1700, Through the Water and the Storm demonstrates how this rich data can be used to examine the dynamics of Mediterranean seaborne trade. Drawing on quantitative, socio-economic and legal methodologies, this book highlights how Average procedures reshape our understanding of connectivity and interdependence.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Notes on Text, Transliteration
List of Abbreviations
Measures and Currencies
Introduction
Chapter
1. Genoa and Its Port in the Early Modern World
Chapter
2. The Evolution of Average Rules as a Mirror of Genoese Maritime
Trade Need
Chapter
3. The Twilight Zone: Borderline and Illegal Practices
Chapter
4. Maritime Trade Calling at the Port of Genoa
Conclusion
Appendix I: Genoese Statuti Civili, 1589
Appendix II: Memorandum against Barratry and False Reports, 1690
Appendix III: Report of the Patrone Giacomo S. Michele, 1638
Appendix IV: Report of the Patrone Santino Fugone, 1640
Appendix V: Report of the Patrone Gregorio Graffigna, 1640
Appendix VI: Report of the Patrone Lorenzo Cappello, 1698
Appendix VII: List of Known Calculators by Year, 1598-1700
Appendix VIII: Report and Calculation Templates, 1692
Appendix IX: Memoir on GA Contributing Values and Targas Reply, 1691
Appendix X: Routes Followed by Schiaffino (1598) and Losardo (1690)
Bibliography
Index
Antonio Iodice is a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Roma Tre. A former postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Genoa, as well as an honorary Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Exeter, his research considers early modern European maritime risk management, trade, and mobility, with a specific focus on the Republic of Genoa and the Tyrrhenian region. His recent publications include:; The Palladium of Prosperity: Lobbying Between Marseilles and Paris from the Revolution to the Restoration (1789-1817), Business History, and a chapter entitled, General Average in Genoa: between rules and customs in Sharing Risk: General Average and European Maritime Business (VI-XVIII Centuries), (ed. Addobbati, A., M. Fusaro, L. Piccinno, Palgrave Macmillan 2023).
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