Memorials

S. Croce 123 Buono di Bese and Bernardo di Tommaso Busini

Situated In

friary of S. Croce -- chiesa -- right aisle

Rosselli Number	123.0
Memorial Type
Status	extant
Current Repository	in situ
Primary Installation	floor
Secondary Installation	no additional components
Tomb Form	rectangular
Liturgical Orientation	S
Length	2.81
Width	1.36
Documented Types	lapida
Component Parts	border Ornamental areas of distinct pattern, material, color, or shape around the edge or boundary of something. With regard specifically to tapestries, refers to the areas around the central field outside the inner guard and within the guard that edges the outer sides of the tapestry. For the narrow surfaces showing the 'thickness' or smallest dimension of thin, flat objects, as distinguished from the broad surfaces, see "edges (object components)." slab
Decorative Elements
Material	marble
Database ID	11353

Dates

1400	inscription

Inscriptions (1 total)

1456

+ Ꞩ•PrVdentu3•viro4• /
•buoni•besis•7 bernardi•tonmasi•besis•debusinis•7 svo • /
descenditiu3•qui•
obierut•iano•dni•mcccc•quo•aie•requiescant•ipace•ame\

The tomb of the prudent men Buono di Bese and Bernardo di Tommaso de' Busini and of their descendants who died in the year of our Lord 1400 whose souls rest in peace. Amen.

Individuals (7 total)

Busini, Bernardo di Tommaso di Bese di Busino di Donato		September 7th, 1395, September 16th, 1400 or a day in between
Busini, Buono di Bese di Busino di Donato		1400
Busini, Niccolò di Buono di Bese di Busino di Donato a		1400
Busini, Bernardo di Tommaso di Bese di Busino di Donato		from about 1435 to today b
Busini, Buono di Bese di Busino di Donato		from about 1435 to today c
Busini, Antonio di Niccolò di Buono di Bese di Busino d		after 1440
Busini, Tommaso di Niccolò di Buono di Bese di Busino		after 1440

Groups (1 total)

Busini

from about 1435 to today

Sources (5 total)

A. Chiti, Le lapidi terragne di Santa Croce I, ca. 1350-1417	pp. 182-185
ASF, Manoscritti, 618, Sep. S. Croce 1596 (copy)	fol. 51
ASF, Manoscritti, 624, Rosselli, Sepoltuario Fiorentino, 1657 (copy)	pp. 309
ASF, Manoscritti, 619, Sep. S. Croce 1439	fol. 16
Pines, Doralynn Schlossman, “The Tomb Slabs of Santa Croce: A New Sepoltuario”, Columbia University	pp. 220-225, cat. 30

Notes

[a] he is listed as owner in 1439 sepoltuario
[b] the tomb carries his date of 1400, so viewers would think he had been honored there since that date even though the slab was installed later
[c] the tomb carries his death date of 1400, so viewers would think he had been honored there since that date even though the slab was installed later
[d] ownership has passed to his sons by compiling of 1596 sepoltuario