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Document 18

This document, which refers a last time to Sagramoro as an earlier producer of Trionfi cards, indicates, that Gherardo da Vicenza took Sagramoros position.

1458 [25 August – payment to Gerardo di Andrea da Vicenza]

Maestro Girardo de Andrea da Vizenza dipintore de avere per fatura et spexa de colori posto in avere dipinto da drito ed da roverso para 4 de carte da trionfi, le quale ebe Piedro de Schiveto per uxo de la guardaroba ; le quale ave fato tuti li canpi de azuro et colorido figure e tuto da dricto, et da roverso fatoge scachiti; tasade lire 4 lo paro, como per altre simele già de l'ano___ s'è pagà a Maestro Iacomo Sagramoro, como apare a libro autentico___ 145. etc ; abatudo soldi 2 per lira resta ……………….…L. 14.8.

[Franceschini 1993 n. 861r. (p. 515) ; cf. Ortalli 1996b:186 and note 56

Preliminary translation
(by Ross Gregory Caldwell)

Maestro Gerardo di Andrea da Vicenza, painter, having for making and expense for colours "posto", in having painted the front and the back of 4 packs of triumph cards, the which had Piedro de Schiveto for the use of guardaroba; the which had made all the surfaces of azure and coloured figures and all fronts, and the backs a checkered pattern; charging 4 lire per pack, as for another similar formerly paid to Maestro Jacomo Sagramoro in the year ____, as appears in the authentication book ___ 145. etc; deducted 2 soldi per lira, leaving …L. 14. 8.