Double Entry in Chaucer's "Shipman's Tale": Chaucer and Bookkeeping before Pacioli

Ganim examines the technical aspects of commerce contained in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Shipman's Tale." There is a definite possibility that the system of double-entry bookkeeping was fresh in the mind of Chaucer when he wrote the tale.

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Published in:The Chaucer review 1996-01, Vol.30 (3), p.294-305
Main Author: Ganim, John M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Account books
Accounting
Accounting methods
Bookkeeping
Chaucer, Geoffrey (1340?-1400)
Double entry accounting
Economics
Literary characters
Literary criticism
Merchants
Monks
Poetry
Puns
T accounts
Tales
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Summary:Ganim examines the technical aspects of commerce contained in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Shipman's Tale." There is a definite possibility that the system of double-entry bookkeeping was fresh in the mind of Chaucer when he wrote the tale.
ISSN:0009-2002
1528-4204