The Medieval Legacy

Our Debts to the Medieval World of Money (1x20)

Yayınlanma tarihi: Eyl 02, 2022

First, examine medieval accounting systems that were used until the 19th century, and the transformative innovations of Arabic numerals and the number zero. Delve into medieval forms of calculation, techniques of bookkeeping, letters of credit, and new methods of managing risk. Note that increasingly complex financial instruments and moneylending led to great disparities in wealth, then as now.