Extent: 135 leaves : paper ; 277 x 213 mm bound to 290 x 217 mm +
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Ms. codex. Title supplied by cataloger. Foliation: Paper, 135; [1-135], modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto; irregular contemporary pagination in Roman and Arabic numbers in ink, upper outer corners (f.114-117 and 131-135 are blank but ruled). 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 cursive script, perhaps by multiple hands. Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Echelle 5922 (Siena, 1495-1524). Binding: Contemporary vellum; the heading Debitori e creditori di Pierantonio Guasconi on upper cover; lower cover wraps around upper cover with remnants of leather ties; decorative leatherwork on spine. Origin: Written in Italy between 1544 (f. 1r) and 1557 (f. 130r). Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records. Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1961.
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