Household Accounts of 29 January 1494
Expenses for cloth, a jasper ring and Salaì, with questions on a building's measurements
The page opens in pen with three questions about a building — how many braccia high the level of the walls stands, how wide the hall is, and how wide the ghirlanda (cornice moulding) is. It then turns, in red chalk, to a dated account. Under 'On the 29th of January 1494' Leonardo lists small sums in lire and soldi: cloth and lining for hose, tailoring, payments for Salaì and twice for Caterina, a jasper ring, and a 'star-stone,' with the figures 30 ducats and a measurement in braccia heading the column.
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Expenses recorded on 29 January 1494
A dated column of small outlays in lire and soldi: cloth for hose (4 lire 5 soldi), lining (16 soldi), tailoring (8 soldi), Salaì (8 soldi), a jasper ring (13 soldi), a star-stone (11 soldi), and Caterina (10 soldi, listed twice). The figures 30 ducats and a measure in braccia head the list.
Measurements of walls, hall and cornice
Three pen questions record dimensions to be found: how many braccia high the level of the walls is, how wide the hall is, and how wide the ghirlanda (cornice) is.
Payments to Salaì and Caterina
Among the dated expenses are personal disbursements — sums for Salaì and two entries for Caterina — recording Leonardo's household outgoings alongside purchases of clothing and small stones.