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The Borromei Bank Research
  1. The Borromei Bank Research Project
  2. Project background

Project background

Find out more about the Borromei Bank Research Project, including the context surrounding the family, medieval accounting and our sources.

The family

The first records of the Borromei family are from the late thirteenth to early fourteenth century.
The family

Sources

The ledgers of Filippo Borromei and company of Bruges and London.
Sources

Medieval Accounting

Still in use today, principles of medieval accounting remain largely the same.
Medieval Accounting
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