(Q8574)

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Ledger of Medici debtors and creditors, accounts and memoranda.
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Accounting--Italy--15th century
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Medici, House of--Archives
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Extent: 84 leaves : paper ; 394 x 144 mm bound to 398 x 149 mm +
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Origin: Written in Florence between 1456 (f. 1v) and 1457 (f. 77r).
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Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Ms. codex.
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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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Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Fruit 7371 (Colle, Florence, 1427).
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Script: Written in a cursive script.
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Foliation: Paper, 84; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto (f. 5-48, 50-64, 66-73, and 79-84 are blank).
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Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 2 on spine; no. 211 on upper cover; lower cover wraps around upper cover with remnants of leather ties; decorative leatherwork on spine.
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Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1963.
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18 September 2023
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18 September 2023
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