Ms. Codex 1420 Ledger of the hospital of San Bartolomeo accounts
Title
Ledger of the hospital of San Bartolomeo accountsAuthors
- Stefano, Bartolomeo di
Call number
Ms. Codex 1420(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)
Alternate identifiers
- bibid: 9944530083503681
- http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/310746479
- http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/4453008
Publisher
University of PennsylvaniaLanguage
ItalianOrigin
- Date
- 1514-1522
- Place
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Italy
Summary
Ledger of accounts of the ospedale di San Bartolomeo in Trespiano, in the suburbs of Florence, for the years 1514-1522, written by Bartolomeo di Stefano, hospital administrator (referred to in the text as spedalino). Includes detailed lists of the expenses which occurred during the management of the hospital and the names of the counterparts involved in the transactions. Examples of transactions include the purchase of furniture and food for the guests or patients, as the hospital had the double function of hostel for pilgrims and care of the sick; purchase of cattle and feed; and the payment of wages of the people who worked in the hospital. There is also a small number of debts and credits with members of the local aristocracy (including loans from Bivigliano d'Alamanno de' Medici). The memoranda, often written in the first person and with a more narrative tone, describe the circumstances which lead to a specific transaction, such as a sale, a debt or a credit. According to the memoranda, the Medici family, which purchased the institution later in the 16th century, was a very important source of credit for the hospital.
Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.
Watermark
Similar to Briquet, Balance 2480 (Venice, 1490).Extent
96 leaves : 210 x 136 mm. bound to 221 x 138 mmFoliation
Paper, 96; [i], 1-17, 19-76, 75-86, [87], 88-94; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto. Folio 87 is a stub of a leaf torn out.Support
PaperBinding
Contemporary vellum, no. 127 on spine; the heading Ricordanze and letter A with decorative penwork on upper cover; lower cover wraps around upper cover with leather ties. Decorative leatherwork on spine.Layout
Script
Provenance
- Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1961.
Subjects topical
- Ospedale di San Bartolomeo (Florence, Italy)
- Accounting--Italy--16th century
- Hospitals, Medieval--Italy--Florence
- Hospital care--Italy--Florence--History--16th century
Genres
- Codices
- Accounts
- Credit records
- Ledgers (account books)
- Manuscripts, Italian--16th century
- Manuscripts, Renaissance
Keywords
- Accounts
- 16th century
- Italian
- Paper
- Italy
- Financial records
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