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Fragment of a manuscript ledger of the Medici bank : [Florence], 1475.

BIB_ID
339514
Accession number
MA 2916
Display Date
1475.
Credit line
Gift of H. P. Kraus, 1966.
Description
1 item (7 p. on 4 sheets) ; 28.1 cm
Notes
Given to the Library by H. P. Kraus in 1966 with the Anonymous 16th-century Italian School album: Series of 20 drawings, illustrating the "Inferno" and "Purgatorio" of Dante's "Divina Commedia" (1966.1-20).
In poor condition with numerous losses. Housed in mylar sleeves -- do not remove from housing.
Provenance
Gift of H. P. Kraus, 1966.
Summary
A four-leaf fragment of a book-keeping ledger from the Medici bank for the year 1475, when Lorenzo de' Medici was the lord of Florence and leader of the Bank.