The Arte della Seta was the

Silk Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from the coc ...

Guild of Florence The guilds of Florence were secular corporations that controlled the arts and trades in Florence from the twelfth into the sixteenth century. These ''Arti'' included seven major guilds (collectively known as the ''Arti Maggiori''), five middle gui ...

in the

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and during the

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. As one of the seven '' Arti Maggiori'' ("major trades") of

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

, its members conducted their business throughout Italy and Europe, whereas the ''

Arti Minori Arti may refer to: Companies and organizations * Arti et Amicitiae, a Dutch artist's society in Amsterdam * Arti Sacrum, a Dutch artists' society located in Rotterdam, Netherlands * ''Arti'', an alternative name for the Guilds of Florence * ART� ...

'' ("minor trades") were artisans and locally based.Collier Frick, Carole. ''Dressing Renaissance Florence: Families, Fortunes, and Fine Clothing''. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002, p.19-21 The

Arte della Lana The Arte della Lana was the wool guild of Florence during the Late Middle Ages and in the Renaissance. It was one of the seven '' Arti Maggiori ''("greater trades") of Florence, separate from the ''Arti Minori'' (the "lesser trades") and the ''Ar ...

was the wool guild, also one of the ''Arti Maggiori''.

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