Goldsmith banking: a history
Auteur :
Winter, Mabel
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781041042334
Date de publication :
10 juin 2026
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In seventeenth-century England goldsmiths became what we would now recognise as bankers. Goldsmiths’ shops sold not only gold and silver plate but also instruments of credit, such as bonds and bills of exchange, and offered ‘safe’ places to lodge capital at interest.