Ledger of Medici debtors and creditors. (DS1004) (Q5516)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9944279193503681, Oversize Ms. Codex 1274)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Ledger of Medici debtors and creditors. (DS1004) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9944279193503681, Oversize Ms. Codex 1274) |
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Accounting--Italy--16th century
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Medici, Carlo de'
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[1534?]
16. century
1534Gregorian
1534Gregorian
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Extent: 240 leaves : paper ; 333 x 234 mm bound to 348 x 238 mm
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Pagination: Paper, i (parchment) + 240 leaves + i (parchment); versos numbered 1-75, [76], 77-120, [121-240], contemporary pagination in ink, modern pagination in pencil, upper left verso; rectos numbered [i], i-xvii, [xviii-xxii], xxiii, [xxiiii-xxv], xxvi-xxvii, [xxviii-xxxvi], xxxvii, [xxxviii], xxxviiii, [xxxx-xxxxi], xxxxii-xxxxv, [xxxxvi-xxxxviiii], l-li, [lii], liii, [liiii-lxviii...
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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 debt or credit in arabic numerals. Usually credits are listed on the left page and debts are listed on the right page of an opening, with the same individuals or...
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Script: Written in a cursive script, perhaps by multiple hands.
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Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Echelle, 5926 (Florence, 1524-32).
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Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 27 on spine; the heading Q[uadern]o di chassa primo; no. 295 on upper cover; lower cover wraps around upper cover with leather strap, metal buckle on upper cover; decorative leatherwork on spine.
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Origin: Written in Italy, ca. 1534 (latest date of entries, p. 120)
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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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