Author | Benedetto Cotrugli |
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Language | Italian (from latin manuscript) |
Subject | Bookkeeping / Commerce |
Publisher | 'Elephant' of Venice, Italy |
Publication date | 1573 |
Publication place | Republic of Ragusa (now Croatia) |
Della mercatura e del mercante perfetto written by Benedetto Cotrugli around 1400 was the first bookkeeping manuscript and trade manual.[1] The title has been translated in English by the alternate names of Of commerce and the perfect merchant,[1] On merchantry and the perfect merchant,[2] and On trade and the perfect dealer.[3]