The Birth of Modern Business | Luca-Pacioli's 'Summa de Arithmetica' | Christie's

Discover the remarkable story of a Renaissance book Luca Pacioli, described as ‘the most influential work in the history of capitalism’. Mathematician Luca Pacioli (circa 1445-1517) was one of the leading lights of Renaissance humanism, seamlessly moving between the realms of the secular and the spiritual. Today he is considered the father of modern accounting for his book Summa de Arithmetica, which, as our short film explains, contains the first printed description of double-entry bookkeeping and marks the birth of modern business. Find out more: http://bit.ly/2IOcEQV