An impressive archival item; a Borghese family accounting ledger.(18th century) (Livre de comptabilit?de la famille Borghese)The main book of the Family Borghese contained valuable information on the financial position; real estate and wealth of the family from the Italian high nobility; specifically of the inheritance regulations (eredit? from the years 1748 till 1755. It is one example extracted from 9000 copies from the archives of the Family Borghese; which can be found in entirety in the Vatican archive. Pope Paul V (1605-1621) was a Camillo Borghese; and thus the close relationship of the family to the clergy. The book has 1057 pages; a back height/width of 43 cm and book covers are made of wood and bound in leather. The weight: 67 kilogrammes.- The Vatican Secret Archives (Archives secretes du Vatican - Archivio Segreto Vaticano) is the central repository in the Vatican City for all of the acts promulgated by the Holy See. The archives also contain the state papers; correspondence; papal account books and many other documents which the church has accumulated over the centuries. More than 1000 years of history on 85 km of shelving. The papal archives has served the Holy See for 400 years and is one of the most important and renowned research centres in the world. Ii is a treasure trove of peerless precious documents: millions of papers and parchments that can be accessed by scholars of all nationalities and all faiths.- Vatican Secret Archives (2012)