EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES…XV
EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION…XXVII
AUTHOR'S PREFACE…XXI
I. THE EAST AND THE WEST (1200-1500)…3
II. ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL TRADE-ROUTES (1200-1500)…22

III. ITALIAN CONTRIBUTIONS To EXPLORATION(1200-1500)…41

IV. PIONEER WORK OF PORTUGAL(1400-1527)…60
V. SPANISH MONARCHY IN THE AGE OF COLUMBUS (1474-1525)…79
VI. POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS OF CENTRAL EUROPE (1400-1650)…104
VII. THE SYSTEM OF CHARTERED COMMERCIAL COMPANIES (1550-1700)…123