Giovanbattista Gondi correspondence and financial documents, 1596-1662

Description
Correspondence of Giovanbattista Gondi with numerous counterparts, dated 1596-1662, discussing mostly family and business matters, and a small number of financial documents, including a small account book containing very detailed descriptions of food-related expenses, dated 1655. Numerous letters, between Giovanbattista Gondi and family members and friends in Paris, mostly written in French, are in two oversize folders.
Creator
Gondi, Giovanbattista, active 1596-1662
Form
manuscripts (documents)
accounts
credit records
ledgers (account books)
Manuscripts, Italian
Manuscripts, Renaissance
Manuscripts, European
Date
1596 to 1662
Language
Italian
Latin
French
Subject
Accounting -- Italy -- 17th century
Food habits -- Italy -- History -- 17th century
Cooking, Italian -- History
Cooking, Italian
History
Food habits
Accounting
Geographic Subject
Italy
Collection
Gondi Family Papers
Extent
10 items (60 leaves)
Notes
In Italian, Latin, and French.
Related works
Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda)
Also listed in
Penn Libraries Catalog
Physical Location
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 750 Folders 35-38, 137-138
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type
Text

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