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Accounting at Durham Cathedral Priory

Management and Control of a Major Ecclesiastical Corporation 1083-1540

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Authors:
  1. Alisdair Dobie

    1. University of Stirling, UK

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance (PSHF)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Alisdair Dobie
    Pages 1-8

  3. Durham Cathedral Priory 1083–1539

    • Alisdair Dobie
    Pages 9-46

  4. Economic, Bureaucratic and Religious Developments

    • Alisdair Dobie
    Pages 47-75

  5. The Corpus of Accounting Material

    • Alisdair Dobie
    Pages 76-116

  6. Rentals, Compoti, Status, and Other Documentary Forms

    • Alisdair Dobie
    Pages 117-156

  7. Debtors, Creditors and Financial Management

    • Alisdair Dobie
    Pages 157-182

  8. Accounting as a Management Tool

    • Alisdair Dobie
    Pages 183-210

  9. External Monitoring and Conclusions

    • Alisdair Dobie
    Pages 211-224

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 225-341
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Stirling, UK

    Alisdair Dobie

About the author

Dr Alisdair Dobie is a senior lecturer in accounting at the University of Stirling. He studied history at Edinburgh and Durham universities and qualified as a chartered accountant with a major international accounting firm. He has published a range of papers relating to medieval accounting.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Accounting at Durham Cathedral Priory

  • Book Subtitle: Management and Control of a Major Ecclesiastical Corporation 1083-1540

  • Authors: Alisdair Dobie

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137479785

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-47977-8Published: 07 September 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-47978-5Published: 29 April 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2662-5164

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-5172

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 341

  • Topics: Financial History, Economic History, Accounting/Auditing

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