# Arte della Seta

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{{Short description|Silk Guild of Florence}}
thumb|right|175px|Stemma dell'Arte della Seta

The '''Arte della Seta''' was the [Silk](/source/Silk) [Guild of Florence](/source/guilds_of_Florence) in the [Late Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages) and during the [Renaissance](/source/Renaissance).

As one of the seven ''[Arti Maggiori](/source/Arti_Maggiori)'' ("major trades") of [Florence](/source/Florence), its members conducted their business throughout Italy and Europe, whereas the ''[Arti Minori](/source/Arti_Minori)'' ("minor trades") were artisans and locally based.<ref>Collier Frick, Carole. ''Dressing Renaissance Florence: Families, Fortunes, and Fine Clothing''. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002, p.19-21</ref>  The [Arte della Lana](/source/Arte_della_Lana) was the wool guild, also one of the ''Arti Maggiori''.

== See also ==
* [City Livery Company](/source/Livery_company)
* [Zunft](/source/Zunft)

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