The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Complete by da Vinci Leonardo

S.K.M.III. 47a] 1511. On the first day of February, lire 1200. S.K.M.III. 47a] 1512. The hall towards the court is 126 paces long and 27 braccia wide. 1513 The narrow cornice above the hall lire 30. The cornice beneath that, being one for each picture, lire 7, and for the cost of blue, gold, white, plaster, indigo and glue 3 lire; time 3 days. The pictures below these mouldings with their pilasters, 12 lire each. I calculate the cost for smalt, blue and gold and other colours at 1 1/2 lire. The days I calculate at 3, for the invention of the composition, pilasters and other things. 1514. Item for each vault 7 lire outlay for blue and gold 3 1/2 time, 4 days for the windows 1 1/2 The cornice below the windows 16 soldi per braccio item for 24 pictures of Roman history 14 lire each The philosophers 10 lire the pilasters, one ounce of blue 10 soldi for gold 15 soldi Total 2 and 1/2 lire. 1515. The cornice above lire 30 The cornice below lire 7 The compositions, one with another lire 13 1516. Salai, 6 lire... 4 soldi... 10 soldi for a chain;-- On the l4th of March I had 13 lire S. 4; 16 lire remain. 1517. How many braccia high is the level of the walls?-- 123 braccia How large is the hall? How large is the garland? 30 ducats. On the 29th day of January, 1494 cloth for hose lire 4 S 3 lining S 16 making S 8 to Salai S 3 a jasper ring S 13 a sparkling stone S 11 to Caterina S 10 to Caterina S 10 H.2 33a] 1518. The wheel lire 7 the tire lire 10 the shield lire 4 the cushion lire 8 the ends of the axle-tree lire 2 bed and frame lire 30 conduit lire 10 S.K.M.II.2 4a] 1519. Parsley 10 parts mint 1 part thyme 1 part Vinegar ... and a little salt two pieces of canvas for Salai. [Footnote: This note, of about the year 1494, is the earliest mention of Salai, and the last is of the year 1513 (see No. 1465, 3). From the various notes in the MSS. he seems to have been Leonardo's assistant and keeper only, and scarcely himself a painter. At any rate no signed or otherwise authenticated picture by him is known to exist. Vasari speaks somewhat doubtfully on this point.] S.K.M. II.I o"] 1520. On Tuesday I bought wine for morning [drinking]; on Friday the 4th day of September the same. [Footnote: This note enables us to fix the date of the Manuscript, in which it is to be found. In 1495 the 4th of September fell on a Friday; the contents of the Manuscript do not permit us to assign it to a much earlier or later date (Compare No. 1522, and Note).] S.K.M. II.I 94b] 1521. The cistern ... at the Hospital,--2 ducats,--beans,-white maize,--red maize,--millet,--buckwheat, --kidney beans,--beans,--peas. S.K.M. II.I 95a] 1522. EXPENSES OF THE INTERMENT OF CATERINA. For the 3 Ibs of tapers 27 S For the bier 8 S A pall over the bier 12 S For bearing and placing the cross 4 S For bearing the body 8 S For 4 priests and 4 clerks 20 S Bell, book and sponge 2 S For the gravediggers 16 S To the senior 8 S For a license from the authorities__ 1 S 106 S The doctor 2 S Sugar and candles __ 12 S 120 S [Footnote: See Nos. 1384 and 1517.] 1523. Salai's cloak, the 4th of April 1497. 4 braccia of silver cloth l. 15 S 4 green velvet to trim it l. 9 S -- binding l.-- S 9 loops l.-- S 12 the making l. 1 S 5 binding for the front l.-- S 5 stitching _________ here are 13 grossoni of his l. 26 S 5 Salai stole the soldi. 1524. On Monday I bought 4 braccia of cloth lire 13 S 14 1/2 on the 17th of, October 1497. 1525. Memorandum. That on the 8th day of April 1503, I, Leonardo da Vinci, lent to Vante, miniature painter 4 gold ducats, in gold. Salai carried them to him and gave them into his own hand, and he said he would repay within the space of 40 days. Memorandum. That on the same day I paid to Salai 3 gold ducats which he said he wanted for a pair of rose-coloured hose with their trimming; and there remain 9 ducats due to him-excepting that he owes me 20 ducats, that is 17 I lent him at Milan, and 3 at Venice. Memorandum. That I gave Salai 21 braccia of cloth to make a shirt, at io soldi the braccio, which I gave him on the 20th day of April 1503. [Footnote: With regard to Vante or Attavante, the miniature painter (not Nanni as I formerly deciphered this name, which is difficult to read; see _Zeitschrift fur Bild. Kunst_, 1879, p. 155), and Vasari, Lives of Frate Giovanni da Fiesole, of Bartolommeo della Gatta, and of Gherardo, _miniatore._ He, like Leonardo, was one of the committee of artists who, in 1503, considered the erection and placing of Michel Angelo's David. The date of his death is not known; he was of the same age as Leonardo. Further details will be found in '_Notizie di Attavante miniatore, e di alcuni suoi lavori_' (Milanese's ed. of Vasari, III, 231-235).] 1526. On the morning of San Peter's day, June 29th, 1504, I took io ducats, of which I gave one to Tommaso my servant to spend. On Monday morning 1 florin to Salai to spend on the house. On Thursday I took 1 florin for my own spending. Wednesday evening 1 florin to Tommaso, before supper. Saturday morning 1 florin to Tommaso. Monday morning 1 florin less 10 soldi. Thursday to Salai i florin less 10 soldi. For a jerkin, 1 florin. For a jerkin And a cap 2 florins. To the hosier, 1 florin. To Salai, 1 florin. Friday morning, the 19th of July, 1 florin, less 6 soldi. I have 7 fl. left, and 22 in the box. Tuesday, the 23th day of July, 1 florin to Tommaso. Monday morning, to Tommaso 1 florin. [Wednesday morning 1 fl. to Tommaso.] Thursday morning the 1st day of August 1 fl. to Tommaso. Sunday, the 4th of August, 1 florin. Friday, the pth day of August 1504, I took 10 ducats out of the box. 1527. 1504. On the 9th day of August, 1504, I took 10 florins in gold[*2] .... [*3] on Friday the 9th day of August fifteen grossoni that is fl. 5 S 5 .... given to me 1 florin in gold on the l2th day of August [*4] ..... on the 14th of August, 32 grossoni to Tommaso. On the l8th of the same 5 grossoni to Salai. On the 8th of September 6 grossoni to the workman to spend; that is on the day of our Lady's birth. On the 16th day of September I gave 4 grossoni to Tommaso: on a Sunday. [Footnote: In the original, the passage given as No. 1463 is written between lines 2 and 3 of this text, and it is possible that the entries in lines 3 and 4 refer to the payments of Jacopo Tedesco, who is there mentioned. The first words of these lines are very illegible. *7. _Al fattore._ Il Fattore, was, as is well known, the nick-name of Giovanni Franceso Penni, born in Florence in 1486, and subsequently a pupil of Raphael's. According to Vasari he was known by it even as a boy. Whether he is spoken of in this passage, or whether the word Fattore should be translated literally, I will not undertake to decide. The latter seems to me more probably right. Section Title: Inventories and accounts. 1528. On the day of October, 1508, I had 30 scudi; 13 I lent to Salai to make up his sister's dowry, and 17 I have left. 1529. Memorandum of the money I have had from the King as my salary from July 1508 till April next 1509. First 100 scudi, then 70, then 50, then 20 and then 200 florins at 48 soldi the florin. [Footnote: Compare No. 1350 and 1561.] 1530. Saturday the 2nd day of March I had from Santa Maria Novella 5 gold ducats, leaving