Excerpt from History of the German People at the Close of the Middle Ages, Vol. 2The economic industry of Germany at the close Of the Middle Ages was far more important in the field of manufacture than in that of agriculture or Of cattle breeding. Trade in all its different branches and products reached a degree of perfection which it never again recovered after its period of marked deterioration towards the end of the sixteenth century.To Charlemagne the commercial and manufacturing interests of the Middle Ages were much indebted. It was he who, centuries before, had cherished their beginnings. He protected the many industries de scended from the Romans, and made them more useful Still by valuable improvements and care. In every im perial demesne of any consequence were to be found.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.