VIII. COMPOSITE INDEX NUMBERS OF SILVER PRICES, 1501-1650

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE xi
3. CONTENTS xvii
4. TABLES xviii
5. CHARTS xix
6. BIBLIOGRAPHY xxi
7. I. INTRODUCTION 3
8. PART I. MONEY AND TREASURE
9. CHAPTER II. IMPORTS OF AMERICAN GOLD AND SILVER 11
10. CHAPTER III. GOLD AND SILVER MONEY IN CASTILE 46
11. CHAPTER IV. VELLON INFLATION IN CASTILE, 1598-1650 73
12. CHAPTER V. VALENCIAN MONEY 104
13. PART II. THE PRICE REVOLUTION
14. CHAPTER VI. SOURCES AND METHODS 139
15. CHAPTER VII. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 152
16. CHAPTER VIII. THE PRICE REVOLUTION BEGINS, 1501-1550 186
17. CHAPTER IX. THE PRICE REVOLUTION CULMINATES, 1551-1600 195
18. CHAPTER Χ. PRICES UNDER VELLON INFLATION, 1601-1650 211
19. CHAPTER XI. GROUP PRICE MOVEMENTS 222
20. CHAPTER XII. WAGES: MONEY AND REAL 262
21. CHAPTER XIII. WHY PRICES ROSE 283
22. APPENDICES
23. I. METHOD OF DERIVING ANNUAL PRICES FROM CRUDE QUARTERLY DATA 309
24. II. COMMODITIES, MONETARY UNITS, AND METROLOGICAL UNITS 311
25. III. PRICES, 1501-1550 319
26. IV. PRICES, 1551-1600 335
27. V. PRICES, 1601-1650 358
28. VI. INDEX NUMBERS OF GRAIN PRICES 390
29. VII. MONEY WAGES 393
30. VIII. COMPOSITE INDEX NUMBERS OF SILVER PRICES, 1501-1650 403
31. INDEX 405