ABSTRACT
Jerusalem was not a major commercial centre like Acre and Tyre, but with a growingpopulation and the great influx of pilgrims arriving at the city there was an increasing need for supplies of food, clothing, religious articles and keepsakes, and a variety of other items. To cater for this trade Frankish merchants and craftsmen occupied the old bazaars, and in the open areas on the outskirts of the city but within the walls were markets selling agricultural produce. La Citez is again the best source for descriptions of these markets and the types of goods sold in them.
