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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, the 1988 English translation of Favier's analysis of medieval economics was read by Hasekura, and became a clear point of inspiration for the inception of 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」