Arte della Seta
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Arte della Seta was the powerful Florentine silk merchants’ and craftsmen’s guild that played a key role in the city’s medieval and Renaissance economy and luxury textile trade.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arte della Seta (Silk Guild of Florence) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Florentine guild
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craftsmen’s guild ⓘ medieval guild ⓘ merchants’ guild ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Florentine banking families
ⓘ
Florentine republican institutions ⓘ Medici family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
patronage of civic architecture
ⓘ
patronage of religious art ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
key role in Florentine export trade
ⓘ
source of wealth for Florentine elite ⓘ |
| employed |
dyers
ⓘ
finishers ⓘ merchants ⓘ silk weavers ⓘ |
| field |
luxury textiles
ⓘ
silk production ⓘ silk trade ⓘ |
| governedBy |
guild consuls
ⓘ
guild statutes ⓘ |
| hasRole |
promotion of Florentine luxury textiles abroad
ⓘ
protection of silk workers ⓘ quality control of silk fabrics ⓘ regulation of silk production ⓘ regulation of silk trade ⓘ representation of silk merchants in government ⓘ taxation of silk-related activities ⓘ |
| industry |
silk industry
ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Florentine economy
ⓘ
Florentine politics ⓘ urban development of Florence ⓘ |
| language |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ |
| memberOf | major guilds of Florence ⓘ |
| partOf | Arti Maggiori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
brocades
ⓘ
luxury fabrics ⓘ silk cloth ⓘ velvets ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Ages
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Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
gold thread
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raw silk ⓘ silver thread ⓘ |
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Arte della Seta (Silk Guild of Florence)