Ledger of receipts of the brothers Andrea and Vincenzo de' Medici, sons of Carlo de' Medici, for the years 1605-1633. Includes the nature of a given transaction, usually a payment made by the Medici brothers to a number of different counterparts, as well as the amount of the transaction. The counterparts appear to be individuals who have an established and durable relationship with the Medici brothers, as the same names appear throughout the entire book, which covers a time frame of almost thirty years.
562 leaves : paper; 290 x 201 mm bound to 298 x 205 mm
Geographic Subject:
Italy
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Notes:
Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Foliation: Paper, 562; rectos foliated [1-562], modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto (leaves 551-562 are blank but ruled).; Layout: Written in 3 columns with vertical bounding lines in lead; the smaller column on the left with the transaction number, the large central column with a brief description of the transaction, including the name of the counterparts and the settlement date, and the smaller one on the right with the amount of the transaction in arabic numerals.; Script: Written in a cursive script, perhaps by multiple hands, including some of the counterparts of Andrea and Vincenzo de' Medici.; Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Aigle 208, (Pisa, 1575-79).; Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 66 on spine; the heading Portate, letter C with decorative penwork on upper cover; lower cover with remnants of leather ties wraps around upper cover; decorative leatherwork on spine.; Origin: Written in Italy between 1605 (f. 1v) and 1633 (f. 550r).; Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.; Italian.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1311
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