"Priscian was the great 5th century Roman grammarian, who lived in Constantinople. In his Institutes he preserved many fragments from classical authors which otherwise would have been lost. One leaf on vellum, 4to (195: 170 mM.), 25 lines to the...
Books reviewed are: Stuart W. Bruchey. Robert Oliver and Merchantile Bookkeeping in the Early Nineteenth Century Reviewed by Robert Bloom; Deloitte & Co. 1845-1956 Reviewed by Hans V. Johnson; Martin M. Crow and Clair C. Olson (eds.), Chaucer...
This bibliography is a continuation of those published in R. H. Parker (ed.) Bibliographies for Accounting Historians (New York, Arno Press, 1980). It has been drawn up upon the same principles and the arrangement is the same. Most items date from...
Numerals -- History;Accounting -- History;Bookkeeping -- History
The general adoption of "Arabic" numerals by European bookkeepers occurred at least five hundred years after their introduction to the scholarly world. The early availability yet late adoption of this numeration is shown to be due to several...
University of Mississippi -- History; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A; University of Mississippi -- Faculty; College teachers;
Posey, Thomas, 1750-1818; Creek Indians -- Warfare; Indians of North America -- Warfare; Battles; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783;
Wayne reports a battle between Col. Posey's battalion and a large number of Creek Indians who had combined forces with the British Army to conduct a surprise attack. The battalion held its own, and won several British trophies, mostly horses, but...