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Benedetto Cotrugli – The Book of the Art of Trade: With Scholarly Essays from Niall Ferguson, Giovanni Favero, Mario Infelise, Tiziano Zanato and Vera Ribaudo
. Ed(S): Carraro, Carlo; Favero, Giovanni
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Description for Benedetto Cotrugli – The Book of the Art of Trade: With Scholarly Essays from Niall Ferguson, Giovanni Favero, Mario Infelise, Tiziano Zanato and Vera Ribaudo
hardcover. Editor(s): Carraro, Carlo; Favero, Giovanni. Translator(s): Phillimore, John Francis. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBLH; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 462.
This is the first English translation of Benedetto Cotrugli's The Book of the Art of Trade, a lively account of the life of a Mediterranean merchant in the Early Renaissance, written in 1458. The book is an impassioned defense of the legitimacy of mercantile practices, and includes the first scholarly mention of double-entry bookkeeping. Its four parts focus respectively on trading techniques, from accounting to insurance, the religion of the merchant, his public life, and family matters.
Originally handwritten, the book was printed in 1573 in Venice in an abridged and revised ... Read more
With scholarly essays placing Cotrugli's work into historical context and highlighting key themes, this volume is an important contribution to our understanding of the origins of management and trade practices.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319399683
SKU
V9783319399683
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Carraro, Carlo; Favero, Giovanni
Carlo Carraro is Professor of Economics at Ca’Foscari University, Venice, Italy. He was President of the University of Venice from 2009 to 2014 and Director of the Department of Economics from 2005-2008. Carraro is Scientific Director of the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and Director of the International Centre for Climate Governance (ICCG). He is also President Elect of the European ... Read more
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