[Financial recommendations for Francis I]

Timespan:

16th century; Early works to 1800

Date:

1522

Description:

Recommendations for Francis I concerning the payment and collection of taxes, the king's budget, and the categories of ordinary and extraordinary expenses.

Language:

French, Middle (ca.1400-1600)

Provenance:

Inscriptions by former owners: Xaraquemada, Madrid, 1753 (f. 1r); J. M. A. 1835 (f. 1v).; Sold at the ranch sale of Hans de Bücher, 27 and 30 March, 1954.

Subject:

Francis I, King of France, 1494-1547; Monarchy -- France -- Early works to 1800; Economic policy; Monarchy

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts); Manuscripts, French -- 16th century; Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

16 leaves : parchment; 171 x 118 (116 x 67) mm bound to 177 x 123 mm

Geographic Subject:

France -- Economic policy -- 16th century; France

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger; title page missing.; ff. 2r-14r: "[rubr.] Lemoulument cler et vray concernant lauctorite du Roy, le prouffit de ses affaires et subiectz en lobservation de ceste figure selon les articles y apposez. [text] Les affaires du Roy ne seront plus subiectz a ses finances ... Et dudit argent quil aura faict lever en advertira lesditz trois personnaiges qui en feront registre a part a ce quilz ne assignent aulcun a faulte. [rubr.] Lan mil cincqcensquinze, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, et iusques a lan mil cinq cens vingt et deux. Sans y povoir donner provision mon filz et moy feusmes continuellement desrobez par les gens de finances."; Foliation: Parchment; 16 (2 leaves cut out between first two leaves); [1-16]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Layout: Written in a single column of 26 lines; frame-ruled in lead.; Script: Written in a round humanist script.; Decoration: Paragraph signs and initial letters are gold on alternate red and blue backgrounds and the spaces at paragraph ends are filled with decorations of the same colors. Rubrics in red (ff. 2r, 3r, 10r, 14r).; Binding: Contemporary sheepskin (Zacour-Hirsch).; Origin: Written in France at the end of 1522 or before March 1523 (Wolfe-Zacour).; Middle French.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 849