Item Summary

French wall chart on mathematics, probably intended for classroom instruction for future merchants. Columns 1-2 relate to arithmetic, including the four basic arithmetical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division); rule of three; and the rule of companies (relating to sharing profit or loss of associates relative to their interest in the company). Column 3 contains verses by the Lyon merchant and money-changer François Garin (ca. 1413-ca. 1460), extracted from his La complainte de François Garin (1460).The vernacular French text is written in three columns on the recto only, with large letters decorated with cadels and Arabic numbers.

Descriptive Information

Title
French mathematics manuscript, 1450-1475.
Call Number
North 6, Princeton MS. 228
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcns064m840
Language
French
Date Created
1450-1475.
Format
Manuscript
Extent
1 parchment sheet ; 710 x 620 mm.
Source Acquisition
Purchased from Traces Écrites, June 2014. AM 2014-110.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated

Discovery Information

Subject
Garin, François circa 1413-circa 1460—La complainte de François Garin
Mathematics—Study and teaching—France—15th century

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Medieval and Renaissance Mediterranean Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/ce294852-24f1-4fc6-b143-b1f711aaf6c2/manifest