Arti Maggiori

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Arti Maggiori were the powerful major guilds of Florence that dominated the city’s political and economic life during the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance.

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Label Occurrences
Arti Maggiori canonical 9

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Florentine institution ⓘ
guild association ⓘ
medieval guild ⓘ
associatedWith banking families of Florence ⓘ
merchant elite of Florence ⓘ
classStatus upper guilds ⓘ
contributedTo financing public works in Florence ⓘ
country Republic of Florence ⓘ
differentiatedFrom craft guilds of lesser economic power ⓘ
economicRole regulated major sectors of Florentine economy ⓘ
field commerce ⓘ
finance ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
governmentalFunction elected priors of the Signoria of Florence ⓘ
participated in legislative councils of Florence ⓘ
hasPart Arte dei Giudici e Notai ⓘ
Arte dei Medici e Speziali ⓘ
Arte dei Vaiai e Pellicciai ⓘ
Arte del Cambio ⓘ
Arte della Lana ⓘ
Arte della Seta ⓘ
Arte di Calimala ⓘ
historicalSignificance central to rise of Florentine commercial capitalism ⓘ
key actors in conflicts between popolani and magnates ⓘ
influenced patronage of art and architecture in Florence ⓘ
political structure of the Florentine Republic ⓘ
urban development of Florence ⓘ
languageOfRecord Italian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
locatedIn Florence ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Tuscany ⓘ
membershipBasis economic status ⓘ
occupation ⓘ
numberOfConstituentGuilds 7 ⓘ
opposedTo Arti Minori ⓘ
partOf guild system of Florence ⓘ
peakInfluence 14th century ⓘ
15th century ⓘ
politicalRole controlled access to public office in Florence ⓘ
dominated Florentine communal government ⓘ
regulatoryFunction controlled apprenticeship and professional training ⓘ
enforced commercial contracts among members ⓘ
set standards for production and trade ⓘ
socialRole organized leading citizens of Florence ⓘ
timePeriod early Renaissance ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ
usedBuilding guild halls in Florence ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Florentine guilds → hasPart → Arti Maggiori ⓘ
Arti Minori → contrastedWith → Arti Maggiori ⓘ
Arte della Lana → partOf → Arti Maggiori ⓘ
Arte di Calimala → partOf → Arti Maggiori ⓘ
Arte del Cambio → partOf → Arti Maggiori ⓘ
Arte della Seta → partOf → Arti Maggiori ⓘ
Arte dei Giudici e Notai → partOf → Arti Maggiori ⓘ
Arte dei Medici e Speziali → partOf → Arti Maggiori ⓘ
Republican Florence → hasInstitution → Arti Maggiori ⓘ