Estimate € 2,000 - 3,000
Sold € 1,800
Auction: 31 January 2023 at 10:00
[ECONOMIA] - ZERBI, Giovanni Antonio. (1562-1601) - Discorso in forma di dialogo intorno al banco S. Ambrosio della città di Milano. Milan: Pandolfo Malatesta, 1599. A very interesting work of financial disclosure, designed for the Milanese mercantile people, in which the author illustrates the functions and innovations brought to the Banco di S. Ambrogio, the first truly modern banking institution of the city, which he himself established in September 1593 with the support of the Milanese governorate. Banco di S. Ambrogio immediately distinguished itself from the old family banks for a larger collection of capital open to all those who wanted to join and for innovative and securitized transaction instruments and helped the Spanish government in financing the public debt at more subsidized rates citizen. A wide-margined copy in good condition of this rare first edition. 4to (220 x 165mm). Printer's device on title (very light and almost invisible stain at margin of final leaves). Editorial boards (very light stains).
Estimate € 2,000 - 3,000