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Title

Ledger of Medici accounts

Authors

• Ricci, Piero de

Call number

Ms. Codex 1346
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9944424723503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/301238776
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/4442472

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

Italian

Origin

Date

1546-1570

Place

Italy

Summary

Ledger of accounts of Carlo de' Medici for the years 1546-1570 written by Piero de Ricci. 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, as well as the date in which payments are due. Transactions are sometimes related to payments for produce or rent, as well as small debts and credits between Carlo de' Medici and his employees. The memoranda contain more information regarding individual debts and credits, such as the circumstances that lead to the debt or credit. Sometimes information about purchases of farm or household equipment is also recorded, as well as the prices of the products, why they were purchased and who was the counterpart in the transaction.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title supplied by cataloger.
   
• Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.
   

Watermark

Similar to Briquet, Monts 11693 (Pisa, 1422-1424); Monts, 11898 (Florence, 1428); and unidentified watermark containing a crossbow.

Extent

116 leaves : 205 x 140 mm. bound to 207 x 142 mm. +

Foliation

Paper, 114; [1], 2-10, [11-33], 34, [35-116], contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto (f. 38-76 and 106-116 are blank but ruled).

Support

Paper

Binding

Contemporary vellum, no. 90 on spine; the heading Carlo de' Medici, el conto e quaderno di possessione on upper cover; lower cover wraps around upper cover; decorative leatherwork on spine.

Layout

Written in 2 columns with vertical bounding lines in lead; the large column on the left with the name of the counterpart and a brief description of the transaction, and the smaller one on the right with the amount of the transaction. Memoranda written in long lines.

Script

Written in cursive script, perhaps by multiple hands.

Provenance

• Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1961.
   

Subjects topical

• Accounting--Italy--16th century

Genres

• Codices
• Accounts
• Credit records
• Ledgers (account books)
• Manuscripts, Italian--16th century
• Manuscripts, Renaissance

Keywords

• 16th century
• Italian
• Italy
• Accounts
• Financial records
• Paper

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