[Ledger of Medici accounts]

Timespan:

Early works to 1800; 16th century

Date:

1573

Description:

Ledger of accounts of Carlo di Bernardo de' Medici and Francesco di Stefano di Risaliti, a Florentine businessman involved in the textile trade, for the years 1573-1576. Often includes the nature of a given transaction and its amount, as well as listing the names of the individuals that act as counterparts in the transaction.

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1961.

Subject:

Medici, House of Archives; Medici, Carlo de'; Risaliti, Francesco; Medici, House of; Accounting -- Italy -- 16th century; Textile industry -- Italy -- Early works to 1800; Textile industry; Accounting

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Accounts; Credit records; Ledgers (account books); Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, Renaissance; Archives; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

240 leaves : paper; 328 x 228 mm bound to 337 x 231 mm

Geographic Subject:

Italy

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Table of contents: 1. f.1v-46r: Entrata del libro.; Table of contents: 2. f.50v-67r: Uscita del libro.; Table of contents: 3. f.90v-116v: Entrata del guadagno.; Table of contents: 4. f.140v-174v: Uscita di detto guadagno.; Foliation: Paper, i (paper) + 240 leaves + i (paper); versos numbered [1-240], modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto; irregular contemporary foliation and pagination in ink, upper outer corners.; Layout: Written in 2 columns with vertical bounding lines in lead; the large column on the left with a brief description of the transaction and the individual who acts as counterpart in the transaction; the smaller one on the right with the amount of the asset or liability in Arabic numerals.; Script: Written in a cursive script, perhaps by multiple hands.; Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Armoires Lion 1883 (Florence, 1529), but with the lion's snout more defined.; Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 39 on spine; the heading Entrata e uscita a/2, no. 48, letter A with decorative penwork and signet C F on upper cover; lower cover wraps around upper cover with leather strap; decorative leatherwork on spine.; Origin: Written in Italy between 1573 (f. 1r) and 1576 (f. 67r).; Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.; Italian.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1294