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Arte della Seta: (1248) Originally called “Arte di Por Santa Maria” due to its vicinity to the namesake city gate. Thanks to the increase in the production of fabrics and great expansion of trade, the association took the name of Arte della Seta. Its members worked silk drapes woven with gold, silver and every other colour. Freshness of a lightweight and...
Arte dei Giudici e Notai: (1212) Corporation which gave a very strong contribution to all the Guilds in view of the continuous need for Judges and Notaries in dealing with the considerable paperwork involved. Among the Notaries, a “Proconsul” was appointed, the highest authority recognized by all the Guilds. 100 ml.
Arte dei Medici e Speziali: (1349) The old doctors (medici) practised medicine and surgery, prepared the medicines to administer to patients and were also profound philosophy scholars. The pharmacists (speziali) on the other hand, obtained and sold the herbs, drugs and spices needed to prepare medicines. They also traded in perfumes and essences, as well...
Arte dei Mercatanti: (1182) The Florentine entrepreneurs who belonged to this ancient corporation imported rough cloth from abroad, refining and finishing it and then selling it. Together they formed powerful trading companies, opening up various branches in many European cities and in North Africa, making huge profits from their trade and becoming known...
Arte dei Vaiai e Pellicciai: (1266) The vair workers specialized in working squirrel skins and the furriers all other hides. From the raw hides, the vair workers and furriers obtained refined garments by tanning and subsequent production processes. The transformation from spiny and solitary bush to refined and sensual flower; an explosion of rosy...
Arte del Cambio: (1202) The Florentines excelled in this activity, which consisted in exchanging the numerous foreign currencies with that of Florence (gold florin), in granting loans and in sending currency from one country to another by means of “letters of exchange”, a method which became widespread to safely transfer large amounts of money. 100 ml.
Arte della Lana: (1317) This Guild was perhaps the major source of wealth and power of Florence: it did in fact help spread the city’s products worldwide. It saw to all the various processes from the raw baled wool through to the final cloth. A “wool stamp” was stitched onto each Florentine product, to protect it against counterfeiting. 100 ml.
Arte della Seta: (1248) Originally called “Arte di Por Santa Maria” due to its vicinity to the namesake city gate. Thanks to the increase in the production of fabrics and great expansion of trade, the association took the name of Arte della Seta. Its members worked silk drapes woven with gold, silver and every other colour. Freshness of a lightweight and...
Arte dei Giudici e Notai: (1212) Corporation which gave a very strong contribution to all the Guilds in view of the continuous need for Judges and Notaries in dealing with the considerable paperwork involved. Among the Notaries, a “Proconsul” was appointed, the highest authority recognized by all the Guilds. 250 ml.
Arte dei Medici e Speziali: (1349) The old doctors (medici) practised medicine and surgery, prepared the medicines to administer to patients and were also profound philosophy scholars. The pharmacists (speziali) on the other hand, obtained and sold the herbs, drugs and spices needed to prepare medicines. They also traded in perfumes and essences, as well...
Arte dei Mercatanti: (1182) The Florentine entrepreneurs who belonged to this ancient corporation imported rough cloth from abroad, refining and finishing it and then selling it. Together they formed powerful trading companies, opening up various branches in many European cities and in North Africa, making huge profits from their trade and becoming known...
Arte dei Vaiai e Pellicciai: (1266) The vair workers specialized in working squirrel skins and the furriers all other hides. From the raw hides, the vair workers and furriers obtained refined garments by tanning and subsequent production processes. The transformation from spiny and solitary bush to refined and sensual flower; an explosion of rosy...
Arte del Cambio: (1202) The Florentines excelled in this activity, which consisted in exchanging the numerous foreign currencies with that of Florence (gold florin), in granting loans and in sending currency from one country to another by means of “letters of exchange”, a method which became widespread to safely transfer large amounts of money. 250 ml.
Arte della Lana: (1317) This Guild was perhaps the major source of wealth and power of Florence: it did in fact help spread the city’s products worldwide. It saw to all the various processes from the raw baled wool through to the final cloth. A “wool stamp” was stitched onto each Florentine product, to protect it against counterfeiting. 250 ml.
Arte della Seta: (1248) Originally called “Arte di Por Santa Maria” due to its vicinity to the namesake city gate. Thanks to the increase in the production of fabrics and great expansion of trade, the association took the name of Arte della Seta. Its members worked silk drapes woven with gold, silver and every other colour. Freshness of a lightweight and...
Arte dei Giudici e Notai: (1212) Corporation which gave a very strong contribution to all the Guilds in view of the continuous need for Judges and Notaries in dealing with the considerable paperwork involved. Among the Notaries, a “Proconsul” was appointed, the highest authority recognized by all the Guilds. Pot Pourri.
Arte dei Medici e Speziali: (1349) The old doctors (medici) practised medicine and surgery, prepared the medicines to administer to patients and were also profound philosophy scholars. The pharmacists (speziali) on the other hand, obtained and sold the herbs, drugs and spices needed to prepare medicines. They also traded in perfumes and essences, as well...
Arte dei Mercatanti: (1182) The Florentine entrepreneurs who belonged to this ancient corporation imported rough cloth from abroad, refining and finishing it and then selling it. Together they formed powerful trading companies, opening up various branches in many European cities and in North Africa, making huge profits from their trade and becoming known...
Arte dei Vaiai e Pellicciai: (1266) The vair workers specialized in working squirrel skins and the furriers all other hides. From the raw hides, the vair workers and furriers obtained refined garments by tanning and subsequent production processes. The transformation from spiny and solitary bush to refined and sensual flower; an explosion of rosy...
Arte del Cambio: (1202) The Florentines excelled in this activity, which consisted in exchanging the numerous foreign currencies with that of Florence (gold florin), in granting loans and in sending currency from one country to another by means of “letters of exchange”, a method which became widespread to safely transfer large amounts of money. Pot Pourri.
Arte della Lana: (1317) This Guild was perhaps the major source of wealth and power of Florence: it did in fact help spread the city’s products worldwide. It saw to all the various processes from the raw baled wool through to the final cloth. A “wool stamp” was stitched onto each Florentine product, to protect it against counterfeiting. Pot Pourri.