Ledger of Medici debtors and creditors. (DS1011) (Q5537)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9944302533503681, Oversize Ms. Codex 1281)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Ledger of Medici debtors and creditors. (DS1011) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9944302533503681, Oversize Ms. Codex 1281) |
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Accounting--Italy--16th century
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ca. 1540.
16. century
1540Gregorian
1540Gregorian
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Extent: 240 leaves : paper ; 229 x 335 mm bound to 233 x 339 mm
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Pagination: Paper, i (parchment) + 240 leaves + i (parchment); versos numbered 1-106, [107-240]; contemporary pagination in ink, modern pagination in pencil, upper left verso; rectos numbered [i], i-iii, [iiii], v-xxvi, [xxvii-xxviii], xxviiii, [xxx], xxxi-liii, [liiii], lv-lxi, [lxii], lxiii-lxxxi, [lxxxii-lxxxiii], lxxxiiii-lxxxxiiii, [lxxxxv], lxxxxvi-cvi, [cvii-ccxxxviiii] contemporary...
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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, ca. 1540 (latest date of entries, p. 106).
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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 in arabic numerals. Usually credits are listed on the left page and debts on the right page of an opening, with the same individuals or institutions...
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Script: Written in a cursive script.
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Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Enclume, 5963 (Florence, 1514-29).
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Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 155 on spine; the heading Q[uadern]o di chassa dodicesimo, no. 304, 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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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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