Costume of an Italian accountant or treasurer; 15th century. He wears a black velvet hood; a red cape over a lilac robe trimmed with fur; and holds a feather pen. On the table are ledgers; money bags and coins. From a miniature painting by Piero della Francesca. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries; Levy Fils; Paris; 1861.