Ledger of debtors and creditors of an unidentified member of the Medici family for the years 1557-1572. The transactions recorded in the ledger usually concern harvests or revenues derived from the sale of harvests. For most occurrences, the amount of the transaction (either the value of the harvest or the revenue from the sale of a harvest or percentages of it) is recorded. In certain cases, the name of the harvester is also present. Sometimes debts are settled in cash, but more often they are paid in kind (oil, wheat, wine, millet). A note, dated 1568, laid in the manuscript contains itemized accounts of transactions related to the sale of textile products.
62 leaves : paper; 331 x 112 mm bound to 333 x 116 mm + 1 note
Geographic Subject:
Italy -- Rural conditions; Italy
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Notes:
Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Foliation: Paper, 62; [1], 2, 2-29, 29-41, [42-60]; contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto (f. 43-60 are blank but ruled).; Layout: Written in 3 columns with vertical bounding lines in lead; the small column on the left with the transaction number, the large central column with the name of the counterpart and a brief description of the transaction, and the small one on the right with the amount of the transaction. Sometimes long lines are also used.; Script: Written in a cursive script, perhaps by multiple hands.; Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Ancre 492 (Lucca, 1522).; Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 165 on spine.; Origin: Written in Italy between 1557 (f. 1v) and 1572 (f. 33r).; Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.; Italian.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1349
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