This inventory was composed at the request of Ludovicus Raynerii, a prebendary cleric of the church of Saint-Saveur in Aix-en-Provence and the guardian of the estate inherited by Johannes Raynerii's young daughter. Johannes rented a home from the esteemed Anthonius Castriveteris on the Carreria Recta in Aix. The inventory of his richly furnished home lists several objects of interest, including a tank for unloading grapes from Sicily, a headband in the style of the Turks, and a "paletotum" or short-sleeved outerwear typically worn by women that explicitly belonged to Johannes. He also possessed two alembics, an item commonly found in apothecary workshops from Marseille and Barcelona but rarer outside of major port cities, made with lead tops and copper bottoms. Following the list of household objects, the notary recorded certain details from a separate inventory of Johannes Raynerii's apothecary workshop prepared by two of his fellow apothecaries and friends, Egidius Calhoni and Hugo Salvatoris. The notary did not copy any of the medicaments themselves, but rather recorded the sum of the monetary value of the medicaments and the general category of medicaments listed on each page of the apothecaries' inventory. For example, the first page included waters that weighed 285 pounds and which were appraised at eleven florins, ten gros, and eight deniers. This inventory was originally edited by Jean-Pierre Bénézet. The present record displays the original archival images; the full transcription will be available shortly.

  • Record type: Inventory-List of objects
  • Date: 24 October, 1466
  • Locale: Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
  • Language(s): Latin
  • Archival location: Archives départementales des Bouches-du-Rhône, Register 307 E 65
  • Extent: 24 Folios (paper, register - demi-quarto)

Edited by Jean-Pierre Bénézet, with contributions by Ryan Low.
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