Mercantile statutes of Florence

Published/Created:

Florence
ca. 1575

Physical Description:

ff. ii + 191 + i : paper ; 335 x 225 mm.

Related Links:

https://pre1600ms.beinecke.library.yale.edu/docs/pre1600.ms693.htm

Notes:

Each chapter (Rubrica) is subdivided in sections numbered in the left margin by means of the letters of the alphabet (every chapter starting with A and when needed a second alphabet is begun). The paper of most pages is damaged by the corrosive ink. Collation impossible. Copied by one scribe in sloping calligraphic Humanistica Cursiva.
ff. 14v-16v blank, not digitized.

Abstract:

Manuscript on paper of mercantile statutes of Florence in three Books, revised by a committee of experts and promulgated by Grand Duke Francesco I de' Medici of Tuscany (1574-1587); the basis for the revision were the statutes of 1393 ("statuto vecchio") and those of 1496 ("statuto nuovo").

Topics:

Florence (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1421-1737

Language:

Italian

Genre:

Frontispieces (Illustrations)
Manuscripts
Woodcuts

Format:

Mixed Material

Content Type:

Archives or Manuscripts

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Public

Related Exhibit or Resource:

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.

Call Number:

Beinecke MS 693

Orbis Record:

9650320

Orbis Barcode:

39002091599366

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

10593563

Citation:

Mercantile Statutes of Florence. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

9998960

PID:

digcoll:3689909