Ledger of Medici accounts (DS1034) (Q5606)
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| English | Ledger of Medici accounts (DS1034) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Pennsylvania (9944330133503681, Ms. Codex 1303, https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9944330133503681) |
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29 August 2023
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Accounting--Italy--16th century
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Medici, Andrea de'
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1585-1614.
16. century
17. century
1585
1614
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Extent: 96 leaves : paper ; 344 x 236 mm bound to 358 x 238 mm
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Ms. codex.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Pagination: Paper, i (paper) + 96 leaves + i (paper); rectos numbered [i], 2, iii, [iiii], 5-19, xx-xxiii, [xxiiii-lxxii], lxxiii-lxxv, 76-82, [lxxxiii-xcvi], contemporary pagination in ink, modern pagination in pencil, upper right recto; versos numbered [1], 2-23, [24-72], 73-82, [83-96], upper left verso (leaves 24-72 and 83-96 are blank). In most cases, each opening has a matched arabic...
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Layout: Written in 3 columns with vertical bounding lines in lead; the smaller column on the left with the transaction number or the year in which the transaction took place, the large central column with the transaction and a brief description of it, and the smaller one on the right with its amount in arabic numerals. In certain cases the large central column contains itemized accounts of a...
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Script: Written in a cursive script, perhaps by multiple hands.
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Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Fleur-de-lis 7105 (Rome, 1565), but with rounder petals.
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Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 53 on spine; the heading Ent[rat]a e uscita del libro, no. 34, signet VA and letter B with decorative penwork on upper cover; lower cover with remnants of leather ties wraps around upper cover; decorative leatherwork on spine.
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Origin: Written in Italy between 1585 (p. 1) and 1614 (p. 81).
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Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.
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Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc. (New York), 1961.
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28 April 2025
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