[Ledger of Cassi accounts]

Name:

Ciarfalli, Antonio

Timespan:

17th century; Early works to 1800

Date:

1621

Description:

Ledger of accounts of Lodovico Cassi for the years 1621-1637 (f. 1v-201r and f. 289r-313v), 1640-1644 (f. 314r), 1648 (f. 201v) and 1651-1652 (f. 314r-314v), mostly written by Antonio Ciarfalli. Often includes the amount of a given credit or debt or other transactions (usually sales of semi-finished pieces of fabric) and the name of the individuals that act as counterparts in said transactions. Most accounts are related to the textile business and the counterparts involved range from individual buyers to large family enterprises. Among the counterparts, the most important are Filippo and Giannozzo Pandolfini; Franco Cartucci; Cosimo Mori; Cosimo Belforti; Caterina Falconetti; and Argentina Giraldi (the aforementioned women appeared to be heavily involved in the textile business, usually as buyers). Lodovico Cassi sold and purchased textile products at various stages of the manufacturing process, but, in certain cases, he also appeared to lend money for interest, which was not an uncommon activity for a merchant at the time.

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1961.

Subject:

Cassi, Lodovico; Textile industry -- Italy -- Early works to 1800; Woolen and worsted manufacture -- Italy -- History; Accounting -- Italy -- 17th century; Accounting; Woolen and worsted manufacture; History; Textile industry

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts); accounts; credit records; ledgers (account books); Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

336 leaves : paper; 355 x 248 mm bound to 380 x 253 mm + 1 note

Geographic Subject:

Italy

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Foliation: Paper, i (paper) + 336 + i (paper); rectos numbered [1], 2-201, [202-208], 209, [210-223], 224, [225-239], 240, [241-255], 256, [257-287], 288-314, [315-336], contemporary numeration in ink, modern numeration in pencil, upper right recto; versos numbered 1-201, [202-288], 289-314, [315-336] contemporary numeration in ink, modern numeration in pencil, upper left verso.; Layout: Written in 2 columns with vertical bounding lines in lead; the large central column with 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 long lines are also used.; Script: Written in a cursive script by multiple hands, including that of Antonio Ciarfalli.; Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Soleil 13957 (Pisa, 1593), but with a smaller moon inside the sun.; Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 236 on spine; the heading Entrata e uscita del taglio and letter B with decorative penwork on upper cover; lower cover wraps around upper cover with leather ties. Decorative leatherwork on spine.; Origin: Written in Italy between 1621 (f. 1v) and 1652 (f. 314v).; Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.; Italian.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1417