[Ledger of Medici accounts].

Abstract:

Ledger of accounts for the Valdinievole farm, property of Andrea de' Medici, probably written by Domenico di Giovanni Mongai, farm manager of the estate. It includes very detailed accounts on the everyday transactions that result from the management of the farm: examples of such transactions include the purchase of feed for the animals, or food for the farm manager and his wife, the sales of wine and oil to individuals and other farms, the expenses required to furnish the house or to replace broken pieces of furniture, or those necessary to shoe horses. The author, who writes in the first person, gives also information about donations that he makes to friends of the Medici family when they come and visit the farm, and of the produce that he sends to Andrea de' Medici (typically wine, oil, poultry and eggs).

Creator:

Mongai, Domenico.

Timespan:

Italy.; Italy

Date:

1626

Identifier:

9944368043503681; (OCoLC)ocn298988771; (OCoLC)298988771; (PU)4436804-penndb-Voyager

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1961.

Publisher:

[Italy], 1626-1629.

Subject:

Accounting -- Italy -- 17th century.; Rural conditions.; Farm life -- Italy -- History.; Farm life.; History.; Farm management.; Accounting.; Farm management -- Italy.; Codices.; Accounts.; Ledgers (account books); Manuscripts, Italian.; Manuscripts, European.; Archives.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

288 leaves : paper; 343 x 241 mm bound to 353 x 244 mm

Personal Name:

Medici, House of; Medici, House of.; Medici, Andrea de'.

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Similar accounts for previous years appear in Ms. Codex 1319, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania.; Pagination: Paper, i (paper) + 288 + i (paper); 1-166, 169, 169-289, contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners.; Layout: Written in 2 columns with vertical bounding lines in lead; the large central column with a brief description of the transaction, including the name of the counterparts involved in the transaction, and the smaller one on the right with the amount received or disbursed.; Origin: Written in Italy between 1626 (p. 1) and 1629 (p. 229).; Watermark: Unidentified watermark containing a rudimentary fleur de lis, circled by an irregular oval and with an eagle on top.; Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 107 on spine; the heading Giornale della fattoria di Valdinievole, letter C with decorative penwork and no. 76 on upper cover; lower cover with remnants of leather ties wraps around upper cover; decorative leatherwork on spine.; Script: Written in a cursive script, in the hand of Domenico Mongai.; Italian.

Physical Location:

Oversize Ms. Codex 1320