Development of bills of exchange and commercial credit in Renaissance Italy (1400–1600)

1. Italian merchant-banking spreads bill-of-exchange practice

   Jan 1, 1400Labels: Italian merchant-bankers, Bill of

   • Toronto Econ
   • EHS Blog

2. Bank of Saint George founded in Genoa

   Apr 23, 1407Labels: Bank of, Genoa

   • StGeorge Museum
   • StGeorge Wiki

3. San Giorgio begins recorded banking operations

   Jan 1, 1408Labels: Casa di, Ledger records

   • StGeorge Museum

4. Monte delle doti creates a major state-backed savings fund

   Jan 1, 1425Labels: Monte delle, Florence

   • Monte doti
   • PubMed

5. Florence’s Catasto improves credit-relevant financial records

   May 22, 1427Labels: Catasto, Florence

   • JSTAGE
   • Catasto 1427

6. Medici Bank’s branch network scales bill financing

   Mar 24, 1439Labels: Medici Bank, Branch network

   • Medici Bank

7. Bills of exchange become transferable commercial paper

   Jan 1, 1450Labels: Bill of, Negotiable paper

   • EHS Blog

8. Medici exchange-rate setting turns bills into credit products

   Jan 1, 1460Labels: Medici method, Exchange rates

   • Medici Bank
   • EHS Blog

9. Pacioli’s Summa prints a double-entry bookkeeping guide

   Jan 1, 1494Labels: Luca Pacioli, Double-entry bookkeeping

   • Summa
   • Double entry

10. Academic synthesis links bills, cashless settlement, and bookkeeping

    Jan 1, 1500Labels: Academic synthesis, Cashless settlement

    • Adelphi Article

11. Venice establishes the Banco della Piazza di Rialto

    Jan 1, 1587Labels: Banco della, Venice

    • Banco Rialto
    • FRASER

12. Venice requires many bills settled through the Rialto bank

    Jan 1, 1593Labels: Rialto regulation, Venetian law

    • Banco Rialto