By Laurenţiu Rădvan
A painstaking look at every little thing that has to do with medieval cities within the lesser-known Romanian Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia. a brand new and interesting viewpoint at the background of the city global in critical and South-Eastern Europe.
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1 (1975), pp. 186–187. 38 D. Ciurea, “Noi contribu≥ii privind ora ele i târgurile din Moldova în secolele XIV–XIX,” AIIAI, vol. VII (1970), pp. 22–23. 39 V. Costăchel, P. P. Panaitescu, A. Cazacu, Via≥a feudală în ˘ara Românească i Moldova (sec. XIV–XVII) (Bucharest, 1957), pp. 413–444. 20 introduction communes, he now postulated the existence of valley (or river) market-towns and town communities (so-called “ora e-ob ti”). The former were local political and economic centers, while the latter were supposedly urban forms of organization derived from rural social structures.
XXII, no. 1 (1975), pp. 186–187. 38 D. Ciurea, “Noi contribu≥ii privind ora ele i târgurile din Moldova în secolele XIV–XIX,” AIIAI, vol. VII (1970), pp. 22–23. 39 V. Costăchel, P. P. Panaitescu, A. Cazacu, Via≥a feudală în ˘ara Românească i Moldova (sec. XIV–XVII) (Bucharest, 1957), pp. 413–444. 20 introduction communes, he now postulated the existence of valley (or river) market-towns and town communities (so-called “ora e-ob ti”). The former were local political and economic centers, while the latter were supposedly urban forms of organization derived from rural social structures.
The language of choice for most documents in these times was Old Slavonic. Written Hungarian and German prevailed in towns with communities of this origin, and Romanian joins them after 1521. Written sources outside the Principalities come in handy when considering politics, diplomacy, religion, and, most of all, economy. The 10 Documente privind istoria României. Series A, Moldova, B, ˘ara Românească (see also C, Transilvania) covers the 14th–17th centuries (until 1625). Volumes were published by a large team of historians, whose names were not however noted, the coordination being undertaken by Mihail Roller (Bucharest, 1951–1957).