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Historical accounting literature

ICAEW has been collecting early works on accountancy for over 100 years and we have one of the finest collections in the world, running from the 15th century to early 20th century.

About the collection

Find out more about the collection and its history

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About the collection

ICAEW has been collecting early works on accountancy for over 100 years and has one of the finest collections in the world, spanning the 15th century to the early 20th century. The volumes in the collection span twenty languages.

Turning the pages

Take a look at digitised copies of four of the rarest books

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Turning the pages

Turning the Pages is an award-winning interactive tool developed by the British Library that allows us to show you some of the rarest books in the ICAEW collection in digitised form.

Highlights of the collection

Find out about some of ICAEW's treasures

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Highlights of the collection

ICAEW has been collecting early works on accountancy for over 100 years and we now have one of the finest collections in the world, with around 3,000 volumes running from the 15th century to early 20th century. On this page you can find out about some of the highlights of the collection and their authors.