Casting recipe and the burial expenses of Caterina
A wax-casting and verdigris note, then an itemized funeral account with further costs
A technical note opens the page: to cast in wax, burn off the froth with a candle so the cast comes out without holes; and grind verdigris with rue and lemon juice, keeping it clear of giallolino (lead-tin yellow). Below follows an itemized account of the expenses for the burial of Caterina, listing wax, bier, pall, cross, priests and clerks, gravediggers and official fees, each in soldi. Two further short reckonings note a doctor's fee with sugar and candles, and the standalone figures 106 and 123.
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Expenses for the burial of Caterina
An itemized funeral account: 3 pounds of wax at 27 soldi, the bier 8, the pall over it 12, carrying and setting the cross 4, carrying the corpse 8, four priests and four clerks 20, bell-book-and-sponge 2, the gravediggers 16, the elder 8, and the officials' licence 1.
Casting in wax without holes
A workshop tip: when you wish to cast in wax, burn off the froth with a candle and the cast will come out free of holes.
Preparing verdigris pigment
A recipe for a green: grind verdigris with rue many times over, together with lemon juice, and keep it away from giallolino (lead-tin yellow).
Doctor's fee, sugar and candles
A short further reckoning notes the figure 106, a doctor's fee of 5, and sugar and candles at 12 soldi.