Louis XII debt commitment letter, 1495

Name:

Louis XII, King of France, 1462-1515; Hermandi, Giacomo

Timespan:

Early works to 1800; 15th century

Date:

1495

Description:

Debt commitment letter dated 11 June 1495 and promising future repayment of a loan of 5550 scudi signed by Giacomo Hermandi, general treasurer of Louis, duke of Orléans (later King Louis XII), to Florentine bankers in Lyon Artemio di Pino, Giorgio di Colombino, and their business partners.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Sold by Renzo Rizzi (Milan).

Subject:

Pino, Artemio di; Colombino, Giorgio di; Banks and banking -- France -- Lyon -- Early works to 1800; Banks and banking

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Financial documents; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment

Geographic Subject:

Lyon (France) -- History -- 15th century; Florence (Italy) -- History -- 15th century; France -- Lyon

Rights:

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

Notes:

In Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 764 Item 168

Collection:

Samminiati Records