University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Codex 1381

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS1085

Shelfmark:

Ms. Codex 1381

Title:

Ledger of Amadori accounts and memoranda.

Author:

Amadori, Andrea

Andrea Amadori WIKIDATA

Place:

Italy

Italy TGN

Date:

1547-1552.

sixteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Italian

Italian WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 96 leaves : paper ; 212 x 167 mm bound to 235 x 169 mm

Note:

Origin: Written in Italy between 1547 (f. 70v) and 1552 (f. 42r).
Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Fleur-de-lis 6888 (Pistoia, 1490).
Title supplied by cataloger.
Ms. codex.
Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 192 and 73 on spine; the heading Ricordi Andrea Amadori and letter A on upper cover; lower cover wraps around upper cover with remnants of leather ties.
Foliation: Paper, 96; [i], 1-80, [81-95], contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, 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 by multiple hands, including that of Andrea Amadori.
Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.
Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1961.

Keyword:

ledgers (account books)

credit records

Manuscripts, Italian

accounts

Manuscripts, Renaissance

codices (bound manuscripts)

Accounting

Textile industry

Farm management

Sixteenth century

Italy

Amadori family

Early works

Institutional Record:

https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9944467203503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/phalt/iiif/2/81431-p3000017t/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania