la gilda
Parola del giorno | Word of the day
Today's Parola del Giorno this week is the noun la gilda, which means guild.
Guilds played an important part in the economic and artistic development of Florence and many other medieval towns throughout Europe. Just look around the city and see all the wonderful works of art and sculpture that can be found on every corner. One of my favorite churches that demonstrates the power and patronage of the guilds is Orsanmichele.
See the noun used below:
Un po' in tutta Europa, nel medioevo nacquero delle associazioni di lavoratori che avevano lo scopo di difendere i lavoratori stessi: in italiano, queste associazioni si chiamano gilde. Una gilda molto importante a Firenze era quella dell'Arte della lana. Forse non tutti sanno che le gilde fiorentine finanziarono molte opere d'arte che oggi abbelliscono la città .
All over Europe during the Middle Ages, associations of workers sprung up with the purpose of defending their workers: in Italian, these associations were called guilds. A very important guild in Florence was the wool guild. Perhaps not everyone is aware that the Florentine guilds financed many works of art that beautify the city today.