This article aims to reassess the contribution of the nobility in the nineteenth-century economic transformation of Lombardy in northern Italy, focusing on its role in agricultural development. Relying on ongoing archival research into thousands of documents such as correspondence, notarial deeds, probate records, accounting books, the article attempts to demonstrate that noblemen acted in an entrepreneurial manner, supported the progress of techniques and innovation, and played a leading role in the modernisation of the sector. The article reconsiders the contribution of noble families both to the enhancement and management of their lands and to the elaboration and application of agricultural innovation.
Agriculture and nobility in Lombardy. Land, management and innovation (1815-1861) / S.A. Conca Messina, C. Brilli. - In: BUSINESS HISTORY. - ISSN 0007-6791. - (2019), pp. 1-25. [Epub ahead of print] [10.1080/00076791.2019.1648435]
Agriculture and nobility in Lombardy. Land, management and innovation (1815-1861)
S.A. Conca MessinaPrimo
;C. BrilliSecondo
2019
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This article aims to reassess the contribution of the nobility in the nineteenth-century economic transformation of Lombardy in northern Italy, focusing on its role in agricultural development. Relying on ongoing archival research into thousands of documents such as correspondence, notarial deeds, probate records, accounting books, the article attempts to demonstrate that noblemen acted in an entrepreneurial manner, supported the progress of techniques and innovation, and played a leading role in the modernisation of the sector. The article reconsiders the contribution of noble families both to the enhancement and management of their lands and to the elaboration and application of agricultural innovation.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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