Edgcumbe Staley — The Gilds of Florence

Chicago , A. C. McClurg and Co, 1906. First edition. Cloth. The first US edition discussing the history and influence of the guilds of Florence, illustrated with many plates. The first US edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This impressive volume explores the history and influence of the guilds in Florence during the medieval and Renaissance periods.With commentaries on how these guilds, which were associations of craftsmen, merchants, and professionals, played a central role in shaping the economic, social, and political life of the city.Collated, complete with a frontispiece, seventy-four plates, and numerous in-text illustrations.Written by Edgcumbe Staley.With several leaves uncut. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd scattered spots, mostly to the first and last few leaves. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .