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LEONARDO DA VINCI
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jecture what this motive was, and we could not give any if not for another account found among Leonardo's papers which throws a brilliant light on these peculiarly petty notices about his pupils' clothes, and others of a kind:[1]
| Burial expenses following the death of Caterina | 27 | florins | ||||||
| 2 pounds wax | 18 | ” | ||||||
| Cataphalc | 12 | ” | ||||||
| For the transportation and erection of the cross | 4 | ” | ||||||
| Pall bearers | 8 | ” | ||||||
| To 4 priests and 4 clerics | 20 | ” | ||||||
| Ringing of bells | 2 | ” | ||||||
| To grave diggers | 16 | ” | ||||||
| For the approval—to the officials | 1 | ” | ||||||
| To sum up | 108 | florins | ||||||
Previous expenses:
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| 16 | florins | |||||||
| Sum total | 124 | florins | ||||||
- ↑ Merejkowski l. c.—As a disappointing illustration of the vagueness of the information concerning Leonardo's intimate
