(Q5627)

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Ledger of Medici debtors and creditors.
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Accounting--Italy--16th century
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Medici, Fernando de'
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Medici, House of--Archives
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Extent: 143 leaves : paper ; 286 x 109 mm bound to 293 x 116 mm +
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Foliation: Paper, 143; [i], 1-32, 34, [35], 36, [37], 38-43, [44], 45-47, [48-64], 65-69, [70], 71-99, [100-120], 120-123, [124-128], 129-136, [137-142]; contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto (folios 18-68, 73-76, 78-84, 87-100 are blank but ruled).
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Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Origin: Written in Italy between 1521 (f. 1v) and 1534 (f. 100r).
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Layout: Written in 2 columns with vertical bounding lines in lead; the large column on the left with the debtor or creditor and a brief description of the credit or debt, and the smaller one on the right with the amount of the credit or debt. Usually credits are listed on the left page and debts on the right page of an opening, with the same individuals or institutions appearing as debtors or...
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Script: Written in a cursive script, perhaps by multiple hands.
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Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Fleur (Florence, 1496).
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Binding: Modern vellum. Previous binding had no. 164 on slip attached to spine (Zacour-Hirsch).
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Ms. codex.
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Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1961.
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29 August 2023
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29 August 2023
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