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Gold and Spices: Rise of Commerce in the Middle Ages was a major influence to Isuna Hasekura in the creation of Spice and Wolf, and is the origin of the name of the series[1].
Originally published by Jean Favier in french in 1987[2], the 1997 Japanese translation[3] of Favier's analysis of medieval economics was read by Hasekura, and became a clear point of inspiration for Spice and Wolf in combination with The Golden Bough.
The synopsis describes Favier as focusing on the "evolution of the medieval businessman" in this book.
- ↑ A 2007 interview with Isuna Hasekura titled 「特集 狼と香辛料」
- ↑ ISBN-10: 2213020698
- ↑ ISBN-10: 4393485211