Ledger of debtors and creditors of Niccolo di Francesco Amadori (whose signet appears on the first page of the manuscript) for the years 1585-1593. Often includes the nature of a given credit or debt and its amount, as well as listing the names of the individuals that hold the debt or credit, the most important being Alessandro Fiorini; Rede, Piero, Baccio and Nicodemo Amadori; Camillo Petrini, Bartolomeo Ricciardi; Gherardo Arrighi; and Filippo Albizzi. Filippo Albizzi in particular appears to have borrowed large sums of money from the Amadori family. The transactions concern for the most part debts or credits between Niccolo Amadori and various members of aristocratic Florentine families, but payments to professionals (including dyers, bakers and carpenters) for their services are not uncommon.
Language:
Italian
Provenance:
Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc. (New York), 1961.
140 leaves : paper; 330 x 137 mm bound to 339 x 139 mm
Geographic Subject:
Italy
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Foliation: Paper, i (paper) + 140 + i (paper); 1-140, contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto.; Layout: Written in 2 columns with vertical bounding lines in lead; the large column on the left with the debtor or creditor and a brief description of the credit or debt, and the smaller one on the right with the amount of the credit or debt. Usually credits are listed on the left page and debts on the right page of an opening, with the same individuals or institutions appearing as debtors or creditors on facing pages.; Script: Written in a cursive script, perhaps by multiple hands.; Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Armoires Leon 1884 (Lucca, 1569-1586).; Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 184 on spine; the heading Debitori e creditori and letter A with decorative penwork on upper cover; lower cover wraps around upper cover with remnants of leather ties; decorative leatherwork on spine.; Origin: Written in Italy between 1585 (f. 1v) and 1593 (f. 136v).; Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.; Italian.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1386
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