Guide to the Account Book from Italy, 1515-1520

Descriptive Summary

Creator: Unknown
Title: Account Book from Italy, 1515-1520
Call Number: Codex 2
Extent: 1 volume, 0.25 linear feet, 189 leaves, 31 centimeters
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access: This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information: Unknown
Provenance: Unknown
Preferred Citation: Account book from Italy, 1515-1520, Codex 2, Special Collections Department, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Historical Note

This manuscript contains accounts compiled in what is now Italy between 1515 and 1520.

Scope and Content Note

This 189-page book, probably detailing accounts of home sales in what is now Italy by an unidentified man or company, is handwritten in Latin. The first entry is dated 1515 and the last is dated 1520; however, the dates 1515-1528 are handwritten on the inside front cover. As as further indication of the dates, the name of Leo X, the pope from 1513 to 1521, is written at the top of each entry. The book is bound in vellum and at the time it was used was held closed with four ties made of an unknown textile material. These ties are still attached to the volume.

Online Catalog Headings

Manuscript--16th Century
Manuscript--Renaissance
Account books--16th century
Account books--Italy

Detailed Description of the Collection

Account Book from Italy, 1515-1520
Account book, handwritten in Latin, probably containing information about home sales in what is now Italy.