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The 'particular gain or loss upon each article we deal in': an aspect of mercantile accounting, 1300-1800

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Merchandise accounts for each category of goods, voyage or venture are a prominent feature of many ledgers of the period 1300 to 1800. The characteristics of these accounts and the uses to which such accounts were put are considered.

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  • Basil Yamey, 2000. "The 'particular gain or loss upon each article we deal in': an aspect of mercantile accounting, 1300-1800," Accounting History Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(1), pages 1-12.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:acbsfi:v:10:y:2000:i:1:p:1-12
    DOI: 10.1080/095852000330168
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    3. Gervais, Pierre, 2014. "Early modern merchant strategies and the historicization of market practices," economic sociology. perspectives and conversations, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, vol. 15(3), pages 19-29.
    4. Richard Macve, 2002. "Insights to be gained from the study of ancient accounting history: some reflections on the new edition of Finley's The Ancient Economy," European Accounting Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(2), pages 453-472.
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