Economic and Social Aspects of the Trade of Luxury Goods between Africa and Europe: Ostrich Feather
- Helmut Rizzolli
- Federico Pigozzo
- © 2019 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-6453-857-0.26
In Europe, in the Middle Ages, ostrich feathers were used for the decoration of military headgear, as a representation of the high lineage of the possessor and his military virtues. They were imported from the coasts of West Africa, from Egypt and Syria into Italian and Spanish ports and from there exported to England and continental Europe. Venice, at the end of the fourteenth century, began to color feathers and soon the new fashion was spread throughout Europe. During the fifteenth century, even women began to use ostrich feathers on their hats or in their fans. When European ships reached America, Central Africa and the islands of the Indian Ocean, a huge amount of exotic bird feathers became available and ostrich feather fad spread through the population.
- Keywords:
- economic history,
- international trade,
- ostrich feathers,
- africa,
- europe,
University of Innsbruck, Austria
Deputazione di Storia Patria per le Venezie, Italy
Informazioni sul capitolo
Titolo del capitolo
Economic and Social Aspects of the Trade of Luxury Goods between Africa and Europe: Ostrich Feather
Autori
Helmut Rizzolli, Federico Pigozzo
Lingua
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-857-0.26
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2019
Copyright
© 2019 Author(s)
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Licenza dei metadati
Informazioni bibliografiche
Titolo del libro
Reti marittime come fattori dell’integrazione europea / Maritime Networks as a Factor in European Integration
Curatori
Giampiero Nigro
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Numero di pagine
592
Anno di pubblicazione
2019
Copyright
© 2019 Author(s)
Licenza d'uso
Licenza dei metadati
Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-856-3
ISBN Print
978-88-6453-856-3
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-6453-857-0
eISBN (xml)
978-88-9273-037-3
Collana
Atti delle «Settimane di Studi» e altri Convegni
ISSN della collana
2704-6354
e-ISSN della collana
2704-5668