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great fair

大市 ／ great-fair　—　Phenomena

The large market held at set seasons, drawing merchants from afar.

France — The Capetians and the great fairs / Troyes, Champagne
France　The Capetians and the great fairs ／ Troyes, Champagne

⚠ More than just the buying and selling of goods took place here. Merchants from various regions would offset all their credits and debits at once, paying only the balance in metal. The settlement of payments in medieval Europe was centralized at these fairs.