The Invention of banking
Description
In 13th- and 14th-century Tuscany, money became the new tool of power as industry, trade, and finance flourished. This program follows the remarkable rise of the great banking families whose groundbreaking innovations in finance led to the economics of international big business practiced today. Merchant bankers also supported the aims of the Catholic Church by using their extraordinary wealth to become patrons for charities and spectacular works of art and architecture. Featured interviews include Nicholas Terpstra and Dr. Elizabeth Leesti, historians at the University of Toronto.
Runtime
49 min
Series
Subjects
- Macroeconomics (317)
- Money (94)
- Middle ages (68)
- Banks and banking (274)
- Art, Medieval Europe (19)
- Art, Baroque (91)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2005], c2004
Database
Films on Demand
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