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Eppiu dal convento e frati dogni santi avere per chagione duna meza fighura di bronzo di Sco. rossore della quale non sa fatto merchato niuno. Chredo restare avere piu che fior 30.

truovomi con questa famiglia in chasa:

Donato danni 40.

M^a Orsa mia madre 80.

M^a t.i.ta mia sirochia, vedova, sanza dote 45.

Giuliano figliuolo di detta M^a t.i.ta atratto 18.

Sto a pigione in una chasa di ghuglielmo adimari, posta ne chorso degli adimari e nel popolo Sco. Cristofano,--paghone fior. 15 l'anno.

B.

The contract for the payment of 1900 florins to Donatello in respect of the Bronze Gates for the Sacristy doors of the Cathedral, a work which was subsequently entrusted to Luca della Robbia. (Semper, p.

284.)

21. ii. 1487. Item commiserunt Nicolao Johannotii de Biliottis et Salito Jacobi de Risalitis duobus ex eorum officio locandi Donato N.B.B. civi Florentino magistro intagli faciendo duas portas de bronzo duabus novis sacristiis cathedralis ecclesie florentine pro pretio in totum flor. 1900 pro eo tempore et c.u.m illis pactis et storiis et modis pro ut eis videbitur fore utilius et honorabilius pro dicta opera et quidquid fecerint circa predictum intelligatur et sit ac si factum foret per totum eorum officium.

C.

Payment for casting the bronze statue of St. Louis for the Paduan altar; also for two of the Miracle reliefs and two symbols of the Evangelists. (Gloria.)

19. vi. 1447. E a d dicto ava M^o Andrea dal Mayo per far getare duy de i miracholli de S. Antonio e dui guagnelista e un S. Luixe. i quali va in lanchona de laltaro grande--lire 45 soldi 12.

D.

Payment to Donatello and some of his a.s.sistants (Gloria.)

11. ii. 1447. E a d ii dicto ave Donatello da Fiorenza per so nome de luy e de urbano e de Zuan da Pixa e de Antonio Celino e de Francesco del Vallente su garzon e de Nicolo depentor so desipollo over garzon per parte over sora la anchona over palla el dicto e i dicti de (_i.e._, devono) fare al altaro grande del curo (_i.e._, coro) del santo,--lire cento e soldi dexe.

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