CLOTH SEALS OF TOURNAI FROM HALYCH AND COMMERCE OF THE WESTERN UROPEAN TEXTILES IN THE EASTERN EUROPE DURING 14–15th CENTURIES

Abstract

The author analyses the cloth seals from the Flemish town of Tournai, found on the territory of the Eastern Europe, their typology, chronology and geographical distribution. Three of the samples proposed come from different centers of the former princely residence and the metropolitan center / the city of Halych. The author stresses the short duration of the commerce in textiles from Tournai in the Eastern Europe in general and in the Ukrainian lands in particular, especially in the last third of the XIV century – beginning of the XV century. The phenomenon of importation of the textiles from Tournai to the Eastern Europe could be explained by seeking of new markets because of the high level of concurrence and crisis in the urban economy.