The Market Space of Portuguese Cities

Urbanism and Commercial Architecture, 15th-17th Centuries
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-58417-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 346 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Early Modern History

This book explores the transformation of market spaces in Portuguese cities during the intensification of trade driven by increasing profits from overseas exchanges, and how architectural structures and urban planning were directly impacted by these changes to accommodate the new economic dynamics.

The terminology and architectural elements of commercial spaces are analyzed to understand the organization of markets. By examining terms such as square, street, town hall, estaus, granaries, porches, arcades, balconies, and shops, the book not only maps the physical locations of these markets but also offers an interpretation of these spaces as instruments of economic control and power organization, reflecting the tensions between market efficiency and the dominance of urban elites. Based on historical documents including contracts, municipal records, and urban regulations, the book offers fresh perspectives on market spaces in Portuguese cities, highlighting the crucial role of commerce in urban transformation and in the adaptation to the increasing economic demands of this period.

This volume is intended for historians, architects, urban planners, and scholars interested in urban history, economic history, and the intersection of architecture and commerce. Its interdisciplinary approach makes it relevant for any reader seeking to understand how trade shaped cities in the early modern period.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nunes Pereira, Daniela

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Öffentliche Gebäude, Gewerbliche Bauten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Geschichte der Architektur, Baugeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. The Market in the City: Topographies and Morphologies 2. The Architectures of the Market: Typologies and Functions 3. The Market in Urban Transformation: Case Studies. Final Considerations

Über Autor(innen)

Daniela Nunes Pereira was a Juan de la Cierva Researcher in the Department of American and Medieval History and Historiographical Sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid, where she is also a member of the HISEURAM Group. She is now a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Exeter.