Guilds Of Florence
The guilds of Florence were secular corporations that controlled the arts and trades in Florence from the twelfth into the sixteenth century. These ''Arti'' included seven major guilds (collectively known as the ''Arti Maggiori''), five middle guilds (''Arti Mediane'') and nine minor guilds (''Arti Minori''). Their rigorous quality control and the political role in the commune that the ''Arti Maggiori'' assumed were formative influences in the history of Florence, which became one of the richest cities of late medieval Europe. The ''popolo minuto''—skilled workers including weavers, spinners, dyers, boatmen, laborers, peddlers and others—despite constituting a majority of the population, were barred from forming guilds. Formation of the ''Arti'' The guilds, medieval institutions that organized every aspect of a city's economic life, formed a social network that complemented and in part compensated for family ties, although in Florence the welfare side of the guilds' activit ...
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Coats-of-arms
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto. A coat of arms is traditionally unique to the armiger (e.g. an individual person, family, state, organization, school or corporation). The term "coat of arms" itself, describing in modern times just the heraldic design, originates from the description of the entire medieval chainmail "surcoat" garment used in combat or preparation for the latter. Rolls of arms are collections of many coats of arms, and since the early Modern Age centuries, they have been a source of information for public showing and tracing the membership of a noble family, and therefore its genealogy across time. History Heraldic designs came into general use among European nobility i ...
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Arte Dei Medici E Speziali
Arte (, , ; ' ('), sometimes stylised in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture. It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ( EEIG) ARTE, plus two member companies acting as editorial and programme production centres, ARTE France in Paris (formerly known as La Sept) and ARTE Deutschland in Baden-Baden (a subsidiary of the two main public German TV networks ARD and ZDF). As an international joint venture (an EEIG), its programmes focus on audiences in both countries. Because of this, the channel has two audio tracks and two subtitle tracks, one each in French and German. 80% of Arte's programming is provided by its French and German subsidiaries, each making half of the programmes. The remainder is provided by the European subsidiary and the channel's European partners. Selected programmes are available with English, Spanish, Polish and Italian subtitles online. ...
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Stemma Arte Della Seta
Stemma (plural stemmata) may refer to: * In stemmatics, an approach to textual criticism, a stemma or stemma codicum is a diagram showing the relationships of the various versions of a text to earlier versions or manuscripts * Tree-like diagrams representing sentence structure and syntax created by Lucien Tesnière * Coat of arms or arms in the Italian language *A family tree or recorded genealogy * Stemmata refers to a class of simple eyes in arthropods * Kind of imperial crown in the late Roman, the Byzantine and the Bulgarian empires * Ensemble of pictures of ancestors hanged in the atrium of a patrician domus In ancient Rome, the ''domus'' (: ''domūs'', genitive: ''domūs'' or ''domī'') was the type of town house occupied by the upper classes and some wealthy freedmen during the Republican and Imperial eras. It was found in almost all the ma ...

Arte Della Seta
The Arte della Seta was the Silk Guild of Florence in the Late Middle Ages and during the Renaissance. As one of the seven '' Arti Maggiori'' ("major trades") of Florence, its members conducted their business throughout Italy and Europe, whereas the '' Arti Minori'' ("minor trades") were artisans and locally based.Collier Frick, Carole. ''Dressing Renaissance Florence: Families, Fortunes, and Fine Clothing''. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002, p.19-21 The Arte della Lana was the wool guild, also one of the ''Arti Maggiori''. See also * City Livery Company * Zunft A guild ( ) is an association of artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular territory. The earliest types of guild formed as organizations of tradespeople belonging to a professional association. They so ... References {{Authority control Guilds of Florence Medieval economic history Silk production ...
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Piazza Della Signoria 9-10, Tribunale Della Mercanzia, Replica Degli Stemmi Delle Arti, Arte Del Cambio
A town square (or public square, urban square, city square or simply square), also called a plaza or piazza, is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town or city, and which is used for community gatherings. Related concepts are the civic center, the market square and the village green. Most squares are hardscapes suitable for open markets, concerts, political rallies, and other events that require firm ground. They are not necessarily a true geometric square. Being centrally located, town squares are usually surrounded by small shops such as bakeries, meat markets, cheese stores, and clothing stores. At their center is often a well, monument, statue or other feature. Those with fountains are sometimes called fountain squares. The term "town square" (especially via the term "public square") is synonymous with the politics of many cultures, and the names of a certain town squares, such as the Euromaidan or Red Square, have become symbolic of spec ...
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Arte Del Cambio
The guilds of Florence were secular corporations that controlled the arts and trades in Florence from the twelfth into the sixteenth century. These ''Arti'' included seven major guilds (collectively known as the ''Arti Maggiori''), five middle guilds (''Arti Mediane'') and nine minor guilds (''Arti Minori''). Their rigorous quality control and the political role in the commune that the ''Arti Maggiori'' assumed were formative influences in the history of Florence, which became one of the richest cities of Late Middle Ages, late medieval Europe. The ''popolo minuto''—skilled workers including weavers, spinners, dyers, boatmen, laborers, peddlers and others—despite constituting a majority of the population, were barred from forming guilds. Formation of the ''Arti'' The guilds, medieval institutions that organized every aspect of a city's economic life, formed a social network that complemented and in part compensated for family ties, although in Florence the welfare side of th ...
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