Bologna, Biblioteca Universitaria, Cod. 595. Miscell. N. 13-19, 0. 1-4

Century	16
Composite ms.	4 parts (Groups)
No. of ms. part	I-IV
Material	Chart.
Format	4
Printed catalogs	Mazzatinti, G.: Inventari dei Manoscritti delle biblioteche d'Italia. Forlì. 1910., Bd.17, 151 \| Van Egmond, W.: Practical mathematics in the Italian Renaissance: a Catalog of Italian Abbacus Manuscripts and printed Books to 1600 . Firenze: Editoriale Parenti. 1980., 59-62
Source	Mazzatinti \| Van Egmond
Type of source	cat.
Source’s source	insp.

Work 1	Title (standard)	Misc. business problems
	Incipit	Carateri abreviati quali si usano fra mercanti
	Language	Italian
	No. of ms. part	I, N.13
	Height × width	240 x 170
	No. of leaves	36
	Numbering	orig. {4} 1-30 {2}, mod. 402-405, 407-436 {2} at bottom right
	Gatherings	{a}//12 {b}//16 {c, d}//4
	Watermarks	oiseau sur monts not in Briquet
	Binding leaves	a loose fragment with calculations in a 17th-century hand num.406
	Cover	Vellum cover titled: Libro primo
	Folio no.	ir-30r
Work 2	Title (standard)	Problems on the purchase of land and mensuration
	Incipit	A laude di Jesu christo Libro terzo e prima:/ Uno compra una possessione...
	Language	Italian
	No. of ms. part	I, 15
	Height × width	236-9 x 165-9
	No. of leaves	28
	Numbering	orig. {1} 1-27, mod. 469-496 at bottom right
	Gatherings	{a, b}//10 {c}//8
	Watermarks	armoire not in Briquet
	Cover	Vellum cover titled: Libro terzo
	Folio no.	13-27v
	Tables	(27v) Tavola de diverse misure di terreni che si usano per il conta di Bologna
	Math. drawings	16v, 17v, 18v, 19v geometrical diagrams
	Blank leaves	ir-v and all verso pages from 1 to 27
Work 3	Title (standard)	Business problems
	Incipit	Al nome de dio libro quarto./ El cento dil stagno val L. 46, il cento del piombo val L. 11 il C^to.
	Language	Italian
	No. of ms. part	I, 16
	Height × width	235-9 x 166-9
	No. of leaves	28
	Numbering	orig. {1} 1-9, 9-26, mod. 499-526 at bottom right
	Gatherings	{a}//8 {b-c}//10
	Watermarks	armoire not in Briquet
	Cover	Vellum cover titled: Libro quarto
	Folio no.	1r-26r
	Rubric	(ir) "1565 - Libro quarto
	Explicit	Il fine dil quarto libro
Work 4	Title (standard)	Business problems
	Incipit	A laude de dio - Compagnie./ Dui ano fatto compania insieme. Il primo pose per suo capitale / 150,...
	Language	Italian
	No. of ms. part	I, 18
	Height × width	235-9 x 166-9
	No. of leaves	28
	Numbering	{1} 1-27, mod. 538-565 at bottom right
	Gatherings	{a, b}//10 {c}//8
	Watermarks	armoire not in Briquet
	Cover	Vellum cover titled: Libro Sesto
	Folio no.	1r-27r
	Rubric	(ir) "1565 - Libro sesto"
	Blank leaves	all verso pages
Work 5	Title (standard)	Fractions and business problems
	Incipit	In questo libro se gli scrivera il modo di quella nova e utilissima pratica di far conto con prestezza di tutte quelle mercantie che alle giornata si comprino e vendono...
	Language	Italian
	No. of ms. part	II, 0.2
	Height × width	232 x 162
	No. of leaves	38
	Numbering	mod. 24-54 {7} at bottom right
	Gatherings	{a}//16 {b}//12 {c}//4 {d}//6
	Watermarks	{a, b} ancre not in Briquet; {c} like Briquet 6281-3 (1511-63).
	Binding leaves	an ant. blue cover sheet
	Cover	Vellum cover titled: Libro settimo
	Condition	Sig. {c} detached
	Folio no.	24r-54r
	Prolog	A di vi de Ag{os}to 1573 a di 5 Ottobre {principi} / A laude e gloria del omnipotente eterno iddio patre e figlo e spiritu santo,...
	Glosses etc.	(61v) two notes and inside back cover
	Blank leaves	52v, 53v, 54v, {55}r-{61}r
Work 6	Title (standard)	Fractions and business problems
	Incipit	yhs 1573 A di 5 de Ott{ob}re principi./ Con il nome di nostro signore m. Iexu Christo si dara principio a quelle brevissima pratica di far conto con prestezza,..
	Language	Italian
	No. of ms. part	II, 0.3
	Height × width	232 x 164
	No. of leaves	28
	Numbering	mod. 56-83 at bottom right
	Gatherings	{a}//8 {b}//12 {c}//8
	Watermarks	ancre not in Briquet
	Binding leaves	2 enclosing orig. blue covers, the latter with writing and numbered 84.
	Cover	Vellum cover titled: Libro settimo
	Condition	68 is two leaves pasted together, 73v has frag. pasted to top half
	Folio no.	56r-84v
Work 7	Title (standard)	Fractions and business problems
	Incipit	Al nome de dio 1580. Libro secondo./ Qui principia l'operar de rotti e prima si tratara deli sumari...
	Language	Italian
	No. of ms. part	III., 14
	Height × width	238 x 169
	No. of leaves	30
	Numbering	mod. 438-467 at bottom right
	Gatherings	{a}//7 {b, c}//8 {d}//7
	Watermarks	like Briquet 208 (1575-79)
	Cover	Vellum cover titled: Libro secondo
	Folio no.	438r-467r
	Blank leaves	all verso pages from 443 to 467
Work 8	Title (standard)	Fractions and business problems
	Incipit	Al nome di dio, Libro secondo./ Qui principia l'operare de rotti e prima diremo deli sumari...
	Language	Italian
	No. of ms. part	III, 19
	Height × width	242 x 171
	No. of leaves	32
	Numbering	mod. {1} 1-6 {1} 7-9 {1} 10 {1} 11 {1} 12-13 {1} 14-15 {1} 16-18 {1} 19-24 at upper right, {1} 567-597 at bottom right
	Gatherings	{a}//10 {b, c}//8 {d}//4 {e}//2
	Watermarks	like Briquet 208 (1575-79)
	Cover	Modern leather cover, restored in 1978
	Condition	Many leaves damaged and restored around edges
	Folio no.	iv-22r
	Glosses etc.	(1r) Libro secondo 1582
	Math. drawings	(22v-24r) many calculations, notes and drawings throughout
Work 9	Title (standard)	Business and mensuration problems
	Incipit	yhs Libro tertio 1582 Maggio./ La toy^a della terra vale L. 143 e di. 10. ...
	Language	Italian
	Owner’s notes	(1v) Giovanbattista di Ucelli 1597
	No. of ms. part	III, 0.1
	Height × width	238 x 166-9
	No. of leaves	27
	Numbering	mod. 1-22 {5} at bottom right
	Gatherings	{a}//6 {b}//8 {c}//7 {d}//6
	Watermarks	like Briquet 208 (1575-79)
	Cover	Vellum cover titled: Libro Terzo
	Condition	4 and 16 mutilated
	Folio no.	1r-22r
	Math. drawings	(27v) misc. drawings and calculations
	Blank leaves	All verso pages from 1 to 22 and {23r}-{27}r
Work 10	Title (standard)	Business problems
	Incipit	Libro sesto 1582./ Uno ha una casa che val L. 2360 et li rende d'affitto L. 150. ...
	Language	Italian
	No. of ms. part	III, 0.4
	Height × width	243 x 175
	No. of leaves	25
	Numbering	mod. 86-105 {5} at bottom right
	Gatherings	{a}//9 {b}//7 {c}//8
	Watermarks	like Briquet 208 (1575-79)
	Cover	Vellum cover
	Folio no.	86r-105r
	Glosses etc.	(110v) misc. calculations
	Blank leaves	All verso pages and {106-110}
Work 11	Title (standard)	Business problems
	Incipit	Bisogn{...} / le {...} / bisog{...}
	Language	Italian
	No. of ms. part	IV, 17
	Height × width	231 x 162
	No. of leaves	12
	Numbering	mod. {1} 1-10 {1} at upper right and {1} 528-536 {2} at bottom right
	Gatherings	Single gathering
	Watermarks	like Briquet 6085 (1522-28)
	Cover	Modern leather cover, restored in 1978
	Condition	Many leaves are damaged and restored, fol. i is fragmentary
	Folio no.	iv-9r
	Math. drawings	(10v) misc. calculations
	Blank leaves	ir, all verso pages from 2 to 8,9v-{11}v