Accounting at Durham Cathedral Priory: Management and Control of a Major Ecclesiastical Corporation, 1083–1539

This Study Utilizes The Rich Archives Which Survive At Durham Cathedral To Examine The Way In Which Accounting Methods And Systems Were Adopted And Adapted To Manage Income And Expenses, Assets And Liabilities In Changing Economic Environments. By Alisdair Dobie. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction....Pages 1-8 Durham Cathedral Priory 1083–1539....Pages 9-46 Economic, Bureaucratic and Religious Developments....Pages 47-75 The Corpus of Accounting Material....Pages 76-116 Rentals, Compoti, Status, and Other Documentary Forms....Pages 117-156 Debtors, Creditors and Financial Management....Pages 157-182 Accounting as a Management Tool....Pages 183-210 External Monitoring and Conclusions....Pages 211-224 Back Matter....Pages 225-341 This study utilizes the rich archives which survive at Durham Cathedral to examine the way in which accounting methods and systems were adopted and adapted to manage income and expenses, assets and liabilities in changing economic environments.-- Provided by publisher This study utilises the rich archives which survive at Durham Cathedral to examine the way in which accounting methods and systems were adopted and adapted to manage income and expenses, assets and liabilities in changing economic environments