[Ledger of Medici accounts]

Timespan:

Early works to 1800; 17th century

Date:

1608

Description:

Ledger of accounts of the brothers Andrea and Vincenzo de' Medici, sons of Carlo de' Medici, for the years 1608-1609. 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. Most of the transactions are related to the buying and selling of textile products (usually silk).

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1961.

Subject:

Medici, House of Archives; Medici, Andrea de'; Medici, Vincenzo de'; Medici, House of; Accounting -- Italy -- 17th century; Textile industry -- Italy -- Early works to 1800; Textile industry; Accounting

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts); accounts; ledgers (account books); Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

87 leaves : paper; 312 x 202 mm bound to 316 x 214 mm + 1 note

Geographic Subject:

Italy

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Foliation: Paper, 87; [1-87], modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto; irregular contemporary foliation and pagination in ink, upper outer corners.; Script: Written in a cursive script, perhaps by multiple hands.; Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Agneau pascal 48 (Florence, 1498).; Binding: Contemporary vellum.; Origin: Written in Italy between 1608 (f. 1r) and 1609 (f. 59r).; Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.; Italian.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1313