Ledger of accounts of Ottavia Gondi, concerning her share of inheritance from her father, Federigo Gondi, for the years 1692-1694. At his death, Federigo Gondi left to his heirs a considerable estate, but also a number of debts. The ledger contains itemized accounts of both expenses and revenues that were left to Ottavia by her father. Most of the estate described consists of farms and their related movable goods, and Ottavia's shares of each are evaluated for accounting purposes, and the farmers in charge of each property appear to have provided the estimate. Ottavia's inheritance is therefore composed of a share of the value of the farms themselves, as well as a percentage of the revenues generated by the sale of produce from each farm. Outstanding debts are also related to the management of the farms and they include small payments for salaries and other services provided by farmers or farm managers (referred to as fattori). Included are the names of the fattori, the most important being Giovan Francesco Camerlenghi, who was in charge of a large part of the estate of Federigo before his death.
192 leaves : paper; 341 x 241 mm bound to 364 x 254 mm
Geographic Subject:
Italy
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Notes:
Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Foliation: Paper, 192; each folio has the same number on both recto and verso; rectos numbered [1], 2-10, [11-96], 97-98, [99-128], 129-130, [131-160], 161-163, [164-192], contemporary numeration in ink, upper right recto; versos numbered 1-10, [11-96], 97-98, [99-128], 129-130, [131-160], 161-163, [164-192], contemporary numeration in ink, upper left verso (leaves 11-96, 99-128, 131-160, 164-192 are blank but ruled).; Layout: Written in 3 columns with vertical bounding lines in lead; the smaller column on the left with the number of the transaction, the large central column with a brief description of it, including the name of the counterparts, and the smaller one on the right with the amount of the debt or credit. In certain cases the large central column contains itemized accounts of a transaction within one entry.; Script: Written in a cursive script.; Watermark: Unidentified watermark, very small, containing mountains.; Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 318 and 90 on spine; the heading Giornale entrata e uscita on upper cover; lower cover with remnants of leather ties wraps around upper cover; decorative leatherwork on spine.; Origin: Written in Florence between 1692 (f. 1r) and 1694 (f. 3r).; Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.; Italian.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1503
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