Arti Minori
| Minor Guild | Symbol | Patronage | Founding | Order | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arti dei Vinattieri | Vintners | 1266 | 13 (1236) | The vintners (wine-dealers) steadily held their place as thirteen in the overall order of precedence. They were the sixth of the fourteen minor guilds in 1236 (before deduction of intermediaries in 1280) and first of the nine minor guilds in 1282. They were once again sixth of the fourteen minors in 1415. | |
| Arti degli Albergatori | Innkeepers | 1282 | 14 (1282) 21 (1236) |
Innkeepers were originally the lowest of the fourteen minor guilds in the 1236 list. But they rocketed up in the ranking in the 1282 list, under the title of Albergattori maggiori (Master Innkeepers) to become the second of the nine minors (partly by taking elements of what used to be under vintners, e.g. tavernkeepers). | |
| Arti dei Cuoiai e Galigai | Curriers and tanners | 1282 | 15 (1415) 16 (1282) 11 (1236) |
Curriers & tanners were listed in 1236 in the relatively high position of eleventh overall (fourth of the fourteen minor guilds, just above stonemasons). When the intermedary arts were separated in 1280, tanners were relegated and curriers (dressed leather workers) were temporarily joined with the shoemakers. In the 1282 list, under the title of Galigai grossi (master tanners) they became the fourth of the nine minor guilds, below the salt-vendors (five positions below their 1236 ranking). But they inched one place back up in the 1415 list. | |
| Arti dei Oliandoli e Pizzicagnoli | Olive oil-merchants and provision-dealers | Pre-1236 | 16 (1415) 15 (1236) |
Originally listed as the eighth of the fourteen minors in 1236. Provision-dealers were listed as "salt vendors" (Arti dei Venditori del Sale) in the 1282 and 1295 lists, as third of the nine minors. Renamed Olianodoli again thereafter. In 1328, the guild is noted as being associated with biadaiuoli (chandlers), casciaiuoli (cheesemakers), biccheierai (glassblowers), funai (twine pullers) and saponai (soap-boilers). The Oliandoli were relegated to fourth of the minors in 1415 (sixteenth overall), when tanners climbed up to third. | |
| Arti dei Correggiai | Saddlers and harness-makers | Pre-1236 | 17 (1415) 19 (1236) |
For a long time, the Correggiai held the relatively lowly place of the nineteenth guild in the overall ranking (twelfth of the fourteen minors in 1236, seventh of the nine minors in 1282.) It was listed in 1282 under the title Arte de' Sanollacciai e Coreggiai e Scudai (harness-makers, saddlers and shield-makers). Associated trade branches included frenai (bridle-makers, listed 1285), ronzoni (horse-dealers, 1309–16) and vaginari (scabbard-makers, 1321). In 1415, the saddlers leapfrogged two places in the ranking to become the fifth of the minor guilds. | |
| Arti dei Chiavaiuoli | Locksmiths, toolmakers and braziers | 18 (1415) 18 (1282) 17 (1236) |
The locksmiths were the tenth of the fourteen minors in 1236 (seventeenth overall). They were listed as sixth of the nine minors in 1282 (falling one place, below armourers) under the expanded title of Arti dei Chiavaiuoli e Ferraiuili - Vecchi e Nuovi (Locksmiths and Iron-workers old and new) (ferraiuoli can be translated as edge toolmakers). In 1301-09, the guild was referred to as the Chiavaiuoli, Ferraiuilli and Calderai (locksmiths, toolmakers and braziers), but the title was shortened again to merely Chiavaiuolli in 1415, and once again ranked above the armourers (albeit below the ascendant saddlers, thus remaining eighteenth overall). | ||
| Arti dei Corazzai e Spadai | Armourers and swordsmiths | Pre-1236 | 19 (1415) 17 (1282) 18 (1236) |
The armourers were ranked eleventh of the fourteen minors of 1236 (eighteenth overall), rose one place to become fifth of the nine minors of 1282 (edging above locksmiths), but fell back two places in 1415, when the locksmiths and saddlers rose above it, leaving it twelfth of the fourteen minors. | |
| Arti dei Legnaioli | Carpenters | Pre-1236 | 20 (1236) | The carpenters always occupied the next-to-last place in the guild ranking. They were the thirteenth of the fourteen minors in 1236, eighth of the nine minors in 1282 and once again thirteenth of fourteen minors in 1415. | |
| Arti dei Fornai | Bakers and millers | Pre-1236 | 21 (1282) 14 (1236) |
The bakers started out in the relatively lofty position of as the seventh of fourteen minor guilds in 1236 (fourteenth overall). But in 1282 they were relegated to the lowest in the order of precedence (ninth of the nine minor guilds) and remained the lowest ranked guild in 1415. |
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