[Ledger of Risaliti accounts].

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Language:

Italian

Subjects (All):

Risaliti, Francesco.

Textile industry--Italy--Early works to 1800.

Textile industry.

Dyes and dyeing--Italy--Early works to 1800.

Dyes and dyeing.

Accounting--Italy--16th century.

Accounting.

Italy.

Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts)

accounts

credit records

ledgers (account books)

Manuscripts, Italian.

Manuscripts, Renaissance.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1961.

Physical Description:

194 leaves : paper ; 328 x 112 mm bound to 339 x 116 mm

Place of Publication:

[Italy], 1554-1565.

Language Note:

Italian.

Summary:

Ledger of debtors and creditors of Francesco di Stefano Risaliti for the years 1554-1565. Often includes the nature of a given credit or debt and its amount, as well as listing the names of the individuals that hold the debt or credit. Most transactions appear to be with employees who operate in the wool and textile industry (especially dyers and spinners) who are paid for their services; but transactions with various workers (farmers, carpenters, builders) are also present. Other transactions are related to the purchase of dyeing materials and tools. When recording accounts related to wool manufacturing, detailed descriptions of said processes are often given, with lists of different dyes and fabric types.

Notes:

Ms. codex.

Title supplied by cataloger.

Foliation: Paper, 194; 1-15, 17-84, [85-195]; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto (f. 85-195 blank).

Layout: Written in 2 columns with vertical bounding lines in lead; the large column on the left with the name of the counterpart and a brief description of the transaction, and the smaller one on the right with the amount of the transaction.

Script: Written in a cursive script by multiple hands.

Watermark: Similar to Briquet, Armoires Lion 1883 (Florence, 1529), but with the lion's snout more defined.

Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 254 on spine; the heading Quaderno di cassa della tinta, no. 73 (?) and letter C with decorative penwork on upper cover; lower cover wraps around upper cover with leather ties; decorative leatherwork on spine.

Origin: Written in Italy between 1554 (f. 1v) and 1565 (f. 79v).

Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.

Cited in:

Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 211 (Ms. Lea 334).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 1411

OCLC:

310402699