A Contribution to the Study of Incomes and Prices in Mediaeval Serbia (14th and 15th Centuries)

Ivanović, Miloš (2025) A Contribution to the Study of Incomes and Prices in Mediaeval Serbia (14th and 15th Centuries). In: Homage to Academician Desanka Kovačević Kojić Trade, Mining, Settlements, and Politics in Medieval And Early Modern Southeastern Europe. Institute of History, Belgrade, pp. 129-168. ISBN ISBN 978-86-7743-160-0

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Abstract

In this paper, we intend to undertake a more detailed examination of data on prices and wages in mediaeval Serbia during the 14th and 15th centuries. The known prices in the territory of the Serbian state will be compared with those documented in Dubrovnik (Ragusa) and Kotor. Due to the absence of sources, the incomes of the Serbian nobility can be partially and indirectly ascertained, taking into account the earliest surviving Ottoman defters compiled after the fall of the Despotate. For the period preceding Ottoman rule, even less is known about the wages of other strata of society, which is why we must rely on information pertaining to the area of the Ragusan Commune. We shall endeavour to identify what kinds of goods and properties the nobility and other inhabitants could afford. Based on this, we will be able to roughly gauge their standard of living. Finally, all this may enable us to perceive broader economic and social trends

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