Florentine wool industry and the Arte della Lana (c. 1400–1530)

1. Wool guild completes its headquarters palace

   Sep 11, 1308Labels: Palazzo dell, Orsanmichele, Arte della

   • Palazzo Lana
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2. Arte della Lana issues its 1317 statute

   Jan 1, 1317Labels: Arte della, Statute, Florence

   • TuscanyPeople
   • Arte Lana

3. Villani describes Florence’s large wool output

   Jan 1, 1330Labels: Giovanni Villani, Florence cloth, Wool manufacture

   • Nuova Cronica
   • WorldHistory

4. Wool guild takes oversight of the cathedral works

   Jan 1, 1331Labels: Arte della, Santa Maria, Opera del

   • Max Planck Duomo
   • Arte Lana

5. Wool workers lead the Ciompi Revolt

   Jul 1, 1378Labels: Ciompi, Wool carders, Arte della

   • Ciompi Revolt
   • Tumulto Ciompi

6. Albizzi-led oligarchy rises after 1382 reaction

   Jan 1, 1382Labels: Albizzi family, Oligarchy, Arte della

   • Albizzi
   • Ciompi Revolt

7. Florentine silk industry expands from late 1300s

   Jan 1, 1390Labels: Silk industry, Florence, Entrepreneurs

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8. Calimala and Lana define separate cloth roles

   Jan 1, 1400Labels: Arte di, Arte della, Textile specialization

   • Calimala
   • Arte Lana

9. Ghiberti completes Saint Stephen for wool guild

   Jan 1, 1428Labels: Lorenzo Ghiberti, Saint Stephen, Orsanmichele

   • Orsanmichele
   • Saint Stephen

10. Sack of Rome sparks Florence’s 1527 republican break

    May 6, 1527Labels: Sack of, Florence republic, Medici

    • Sack of Rome
    • Siege Florence

11. Imperial-Papal siege ends the Florentine Republic

    Aug 10, 1530Labels: Imperial siege, Pope Clement, Alessandro de

    • Siege Florence

12. Wool guild’s palace gains Buontalenti overpass

    Jan 1, 1569Labels: Buontalenti, Wool guild, Cosimo I

    • Palazzo Lana
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