Ledger of accounts for the Valdinievole farm, property of Vincenzo de' Medici for the years 1583-1584, probably written by Nicolo Galiotti. It includes accounts of the everyday transactions that result from the management of the farm: including the purchase of feed for the animals; revenues derived from harvests (wheat, Lupini beans and linseeds); and expenses related to the payment of the wages of the employees of the farm (often paid both in kind and in cash). In certain cases, for accounts related to a sale, the names of the employee who made the sale and that of the customer are present.
67 leaves : paper; 285 x 216 mm bound to 287 x 224 mm + 4 notes
Geographic Subject:
Italy -- Rural conditions; Italy
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Notes:
Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Foliation: Paper, 67; 1-67; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto.; Layout: Written in 2 columns with vertical bounding lines in lead; the large central column with the a brief description of the transaction, including the name of the counterparts involved in the transaction, and the smaller one on the right with the amount received or disbursed. Sometimes 3 columns or long lines are also used.; Script: Written in a cursive script, by multiple hands, including that of Nicolo Galiotti.; Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Tete humaine 15614 (Lucca, 1445), but with curlier hair and a pointier nose.; Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 97 on spine.; Origin: Written in Italy between 1583 (f. 1v) and 1584 (f. 47v).; Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.; Italian.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1433
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