Chapter Wax, cash and the mass. Making candles affordable in late medieval economies
By the later middle ages wax had become an indispensable element in Christian religious observance, used throughout churches, liturgical services and lifecycle events. Wax was therefore both essential and ubiquitous. It was also valuable and easily re-cycled. This paper analyses the use, reuse and b...
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| description | By the later middle ages wax had become an indispensable element in Christian religious observance, used throughout churches, liturgical services and lifecycle events. Wax was therefore both essential and ubiquitous. It was also valuable and easily re-cycled. This paper analyses the use, reuse and barter of wax in circular economies within cathedrals, monasteries and professional guilds in England and Italy. It further considers how the circulation of wax within and outside these institutions could act as a mechanism to cut expenses and potentially increase profits or provide opportunities for religious participation among even the very poor. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1498142025-01-15T21:37:58Z Chapter Wax, cash and the mass. Making candles affordable in late medieval economies Sapoznik, Alexandra Sales Favà, Lluís Wax Candles Recycling Florence England thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCZ Economic history By the later middle ages wax had become an indispensable element in Christian religious observance, used throughout churches, liturgical services and lifecycle events. Wax was therefore both essential and ubiquitous. It was also valuable and easily re-cycled. This paper analyses the use, reuse and barter of wax in circular economies within cathedrals, monasteries and professional guilds in England and Italy. It further considers how the circulation of wax within and outside these institutions could act as a mechanism to cut expenses and potentially increase profits or provide opportunities for religious participation among even the very poor. 2025-01-15T21:37:56Z 2025-01-15T21:37:56Z 2024-12-20T12:36:01Z 2024 chapter ONIX_20241220_9791221503470_225 2975-1195 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/96430 9791221503470 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/149814 eng Datini Studies in Economic History open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/96430/1/41440.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0347-0.27 10.36253/979-12-215-0347-0.27 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9791221503470 120 Florence open access |
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| topic | Wax Candles Recycling Florence England thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCZ Economic history |
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