Explorations: Ships of Fortune: Venice - the development of commerce and banking
Duration: 2 mins 8 secs
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Background to Channel 4 'The Day the World Took Off', shown in 2000. With thanks to Windfall Films.
The development of banks and commerce, and particularly the invention of double entry book-keeping and other devices, is discussed by Alan Macfarlane against the backdrop of the Grand Canal in Venice. |
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| Created: | 2018-03-08 17:47 |
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| Collection: | A History of the World (The Day the World Took Off) |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Prof Alan Macfarlane |
| Language: | eng (English) |
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