Materials relating to the goldsmiths of Tuscany

1562 · 14 pictures

A 1562 Florentine guild document on the goldsmiths of Tuscany, covering the rules and practice of the Arte di Porta Santa Maria, a guild that also governed textile workers and sumptuary law. The four pictures are oval coat-of-arms cartouches with crowns, putti, and scrolled frames, showing how heraldic shields were framed in woodcut ornament that a designer could adapt for emblems, seals, or bookplates.

Arte di Porta Santa Maria (Guild : Florence, Italy) -- Rules and practice · Goldsmiths -- Italy -- Florence -- Early works to 1800 · Textile workers -- Italy -- Florence -- Early works to 1800 · Sumptuary laws -- Italy -- Tuscany -- Early works to 1800

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