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Ms. Codex 1291 - [Ledger of Medici accounts]
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| Title: |
[Ledger of Medici accounts] [manuscript].
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| Origin: |
[Italy], 1573-1580.
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| Physical description: |
144 leaves : paper ; 327 x 228 mm. bound to 344 x 233 mm. + 1 note.
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| Language(s): |
Italian.
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| Summary: |
Ledger of accounts of Andrea di Carlo de' Medici for the years 1573-1580. Often includes the nature of a given transaction
and its amount, as well as listing the names of the individuals that act as counterparts in the transaction.
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| Provenance: |
Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1961.
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| Subject: |
Medici, Andrea de'.
Accounting - Italy - 16th century.
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| Form / Genre: |
Codices.
Accounts.
Credit records.
Ledgers (account books)
Manuscripts, Italian - 16th century.
Manuscripts, Renaissance.
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| Notes: |
Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Foliation: Paper, i (paper) + 144 leaves + i (paper); rectos numbered [i], 2-144, contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation
in pencil, upper right recto; versos numbered 1-144, contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, upper left
verso. Arabic and Roman numbers are often mixed, some pages are not numbered..
Layout: Written in 3 columns with vertical bounding lines in lead; the small column on the left with a transaction number;
the large central column with a brief description of the transaction and the individual who acts as counterpart in the transaction;
the small one on the right with the amount of the asset or liability in Arabic numerals.
Script: Written in a cursive script, perhaps by multiple hands.
Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Homme 7573 (Milan, 1590), but with a more triangular body; and to Armoire 1131 (Florence 1529).
Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 49 on spine; the heading Ent[rata] et uscita, no. 249, letter A with decorative penwork
on upper cover; lower cover wraps around upper cover with leather ties; decorative leatherwork on spine.
Origin: Written in Italy between 1573 (f. 1v) and 1580 (f. 121v).
Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.
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| Indexed / Referenced in: |
Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania
to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 195 (Ms. Lea 237).
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Codex 1291
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| Manuscript location: |
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Ms. Codex 1291
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