02505cpc a22003735 4500a7623110SIRSI080620m16241637it ita dCStCStdacsMss Codex 0064Brancaccio family.Brancaccio family account book; being a ledger of rents and taxes collected :manuscript codex,January 1624 to April 1637.[Rome?]1 volume (126 leaves) ; 4toThe Brancaccio family line was established in the 13th century. Seven family members were appointed as Cardinals of the Catholic Church. Members of the family founded the Brancacciana Library in Naples. At the time this ledger was kept the Brancaccio family included Francesco Maria (1592-1675), a young priest promoted to Bishop in 1627 and Cardinal in 1634. He is best remembered for having authored a treatise arguing that the consumption of chocolate in liquid form does not interrupt fasting.This account book, identified on the upper cover as a "Review of things" and as the property of Leonardo, Maria, and one other member of the family, contains detailed descriptions of monies and goods collected, possibly on behalf of the church. The ledger gives detailed descriptions of rents collected for houses and lands, some paid with money, others paid with grain and goods, plus taxes collected, also paid in money and goods. Several notable names appear throughout the ledger, including that of Medici, Piti, and Borgia.Open for research; please allow 24 hours for paging.Purchased,2008.2008-196.Brancaccio, Francesco Maria,1592-1675.Brancaccio, Leonardo.Brancaccio, Maria.Brancaccio family.Borgia family.Medici family.Piti family.Catholic ChurchItalyRomeHistory17th century.Land tenureItalyRomeHistory17th century.Rome (Italy)Church history17th century.Rome (Italy)Economic conditions17th century.ItalyHistory17th centurySources.Account books.ftamc21Department of Special Collections,Stanford University Libraries,Stanford, CA 94305MSS CODEX 0064ALPHANUM17623110-1001MANUSCRIPTSPEC-COLL$7500.00YYMANUSCRIPT6/26/2008TAX=8.25.TECHSTAFF. MONORECUnit/06/26/2008/iaf/SPEC