Extent: 96 leaves : paper ; 228 x 162 mm bound to 234 x 164 mm +
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Ms. codex. Title supplied by cataloger. Foliation: Paper, 96; [i], 1-95; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto. 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... Script: Written in a cursive script, perhaps by multiple hands. Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Aigle 88 (Florence, 1498); and unidentified watermark containing a griffin. Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 172 on spine; the heading Creditori e debitori e ricordi, letter A with decorative penwork on upper cover; lower cover missing; decorative leatherwork on spine. Origin: Written in Italy between 1506 (f. 1v) and 1514 (f. 49r). Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records. Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1961.
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