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[nimbilus]

In the PC Gamer interview: http://www.pcgamer.com/why-the-creator-of-dwarf-fortress-is-really-excited-about-boats/ , Tarn was asked, "When you're implementing a system like economy, for example, do you do a lot of research?" In response, Tarn mentioned his inspiration for Economy in DF came from, "collected economic... I don't remember the name of the book anymore, but an economic geography of the middle ages, like three volumes."

Do you happen to have the name of the book? I searched around and came across a couple and wondered if these were the correct ones.

Mediaeval Economy and Society by M. M. Postan

and

A Social and Economic History of Medieval Europe by Gerald A. Hodgett

In addition, this sounds like a comparable book:  Medieval Cities: Their Origins and the Revival of Trade by Henri Pirenne, Michael McCormick

Thanks,
Nimbilus

[Streeter]

Heck, I'd love to know about what books Toady uses to research no matter the subject. Tell us, Mr Adams!

[Parsely]

PTW

[mactorg]

Not sure if this is the book he talked about but it is a start:  https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-economic-history-of-europe-from-the-decline-of-the-roman-empire/BF4088E7BB8871894D46E2CF1A3494FC

Best,

MacTORG

[Devast]

I have Economic and social history of medieval Europe by Henri Pirenne
I feel it focus's mostly on the economic rather than the social history

[Toady One]

Yeah, that link was correct, I think, though I'm not sure about the editions and such.  Think it was the first three volumes here:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/series/cambridge-economic-history-of-europe/45E27C55D4B2F5F793520E4FE0CFFAE7

From Vol 4 on it gets well past the 1400 cutoff.

[Inarius]

Moreover, Pirenne is quite obsolete (dating from the 1920's or something like this) and part of his thesis were proven wrong later.

I don't know if it was translated in english but Philippe Contamine has written a very good "L'économie Médiévale" (The Medieval Economy)