The accounting methods of the “Opera del Duomo” of Orvieto, from its origins to the 16th century statute reform: single or double-entry bookkeeping?

Los métodos contables de la "Opera del Duomo" de Orvieto, desde sus orígenes hasta la reforma del estatuto del s. XVI: ¿contabilidad por partida simple o doble?

Libero Mario Mari () and Francesca Picciaia ()
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Libero Mario Mari: University of Perugia
Francesca Picciaia: University of Perugia

De Computis, 2014, issue 21, 49-72

Abstract: The “Opera del Duomo” is the institution, still in existence, which was responsible for the construction of the cathedral in Orvieto. Over the centuries there have been many changes to its structure, in part due to continual conflict between the public administration and religious organizations. In accordance with the interpretation of the development of accounting as a result of its historical context, and, in particular, its organizational structure, this paper aims, through an analysis of the accounting registers and books of the Opera, to investigate “if” and “when” it is possible to observe the introduction of the double-entry bookkeeping method, and its role and function in the Opera’s structure.

Keywords: Instituciones religiosas; Contabilidad; Religión; Historia; Italia; Siglo XVI; Religious Organizations; Accounting; Religion; History; Italy; 16th Century (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.26784/issn.1886-1881.v11i21.38

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