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Taddeo Lardi's account book from 1500

This statement book was written in 1500 in Ferrara by Taddeo Lardi (Thadio di Lardi) (1), then Ippolito’s cloakroom-attendant, who, as you saw it before, used some Hungarian loan-words in his letters. The volume contains 50 leaves. Its cover, made of leather, is conserved in quite good conditions. However, this statement book, which was compiled in Italy, has fewer Hungarian relations than those that were made in Esztergom or Eger, but you can find some references to our country. The author mentions, for example, the names of Beltrame Costabili (Beltrame di costabili), apostolic protonotary and governor of Esztergom (2), and the equerry Pandolfo Silvestri (Pandolfo Silvestri) (3); then, as the registry of 3 November 1500 says, a particular Hungarian person, called Mihály (mial ungaro), received 30 florins to cover his costs while he was traveling to Eger (4).

The original record held by: Modena State Archive
Reference code: Archivio di Stato di Modena, Archivio Estense, Camera marchionale poi ducale, Amministrazione dei principi, registro n. 760, 1500
Date of creation: Ferrara, 1500

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The wardrobe of Ippolito I d'Este

The present volume of 214 pages is written by cloakroom-attendant Ludovico d'Orlando and includes the list of the cardinals' dresses and textiles from 1503 to 1507. The binding and the strap are made of leather and were restored in 1990. On the presented page, you can see the list of Ippolito's costumes made of felt, for example, a felt jacket (subbe di peltro) (1), and there is also mentioned a bench (uno banchetto di sedere) (2).

The original record held by: State Archives of Modena
Reference code: Archivio di Stato di Modena, Archivio Estense, Camera marchionale poi ducale, Amministrazione dei principi, registro n. 762, Term. Post quem: 1503
Date of creation: Term. Post quem: 1503

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Alfonso Cistarelli’s account book

This monumental account book, which contains 150 leaves, was written by the knight Alfonso Cistarelli in 1507. We have gathered three interesting facts from the many dates and topics. As it is represented by the bill of Ludovico di Caluri, one of Ippolito's employees, who was responsible for acquisitions, the volume represents the characteristics of so-called double-entry bookkeeping (1). The front page also deserves attention: Accordingly to the traditions of that age, at the start of his work, Cistarelli invocates God, Vergin Mary, and all of "the whole heavenly court," meaning the inhabitants of Heaven (Al Nome de dio e dela sua gloriosa Matre Madona santa maria e di tutta la sua celestiale corte) (2). Finally, you can see Ippolito's check to a barber called Giulio (Julio) (3).

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