thumb|upright|The 16th-century German banker Jakob Fugger and his principal accountant, M. Schwarz, registering an entry to a ledger. The background shows a file cabinet indicating the European cities where the Fugger bank conducts business (1517).
thumb|upright|Th.e 16th-century German banker Jakob Fugger and his principal accountant, M. Schwarz, registering an entry to a ledger The background shows a file cabinet indicating the European citi.es where the Fugger bank conducts business (1517)