"This book is the result of a research process of long durée. Entirely original material rubs shoulders with other work that has already seen the light of day in the form of previous versions of articles and chapters in books, normally in languages other than English. Some of the earlier...

Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preliminary Note -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Merchants' Handbooks (1699-1759): Educate, Inform, Reform -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From Pérez de Moya to Corachán -- 3 From Corachán to Bordázar -- 4 The...