Written by Gaspar de Texada
Printed by Francisco Fernández de Córdova (Valladolid; 1546)
This is the earliest known book on bookkeeping from Spain.
The history of bookkeeping in Spain during the sixteenth century is scanty. In this book on arithmetic there is a chapter called Horden Contadores. It deals with accounts of stewards or landowners but there is no mention of double-entry and there are no examples.
This article was originally prepared by the library team in the mid-twentieth century to introduce the rare books and facsimiles in our collection to a wider audience. It is not intended as a piece of scholarly analysis and should not be read as such.
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