Arte di Calimala
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Arte di Calimala was one of medieval Florence’s most powerful merchant guilds, overseeing the import, finishing, and trade of high-quality foreign cloth and playing a major role in the city’s economic and political life.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Florentine guild
ⓘ
economic institution ⓘ medieval merchant guild ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | bronze doors for the Baptistery of Florence ⓘ |
| commissionedFrom |
Andrea Pisano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lorenzo Ghiberti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
international reputation of Florentine textiles
ⓘ
wealth of Florence ⓘ |
| couldElect | members to the Signoria of Florence ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
consuls
ⓘ
guild council ⓘ |
| hadHeadquartersOn | Via Calimala in Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadMembers |
cloth merchants
ⓘ
wealthy merchants ⓘ |
| hadPoliticalPower | yes ⓘ |
| importedFrom |
Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ other European regions ⓘ |
| industry |
cloth trade
ⓘ
international commerce ⓘ textile finishing ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ |
| maintained |
guild courts for commercial disputes
ⓘ
guild statutes ⓘ |
| partOf | Arti Maggiori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Baptistery doors of Florence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baptistery of San Giovanni NERFINISHED ⓘ public works in Florence ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Florentine economy
ⓘ
Florentine politics ⓘ |
| rankWithinFlorentineGuildSystem | major guild ⓘ |
| regulated |
quality of imported cloth
ⓘ
standards of finishing processes ⓘ weights and measures for cloth trade ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Roman Catholic cultural context ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | maintenance of the Baptistery of Florence ⓘ |
| specializedIn |
finishing of high-quality cloth
ⓘ
import of foreign cloth ⓘ re-export of finished cloth ⓘ |
| usedCurrency | Florentine florin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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