Making use of statutes as well as of a particular group of corporate sources, two registers entitled deliberazioni e statutaria, both promulgated in florence by the arte dei rigattieri (secondhand dealers) in the late middle ages, this essay explores a crucial facet of circular economy, that of the regulation of the second-hand market in the 15th century. Control was operated through the activity of appraisers, sellers themselves, whom the arte entrusted with the task of undertaking all necessary assessments of used garments that might have been required during daily transactions by different parties. By shedding light on key information like the fabrics and the fashion of secondhand clothing, this essay analyses all aspects of circular trade, from those prohibited by law, such as counterfeiting, to those adopted to facilitate business, such as the presence of officially appointed estimators.

(2022). Circular Economy and “Circular Expertise”: The Second-Hand Market and Professional Estimators in Fifteenth-Century Florence [journal article - articolo]. In ANUARIO DE ESTUDIOS MEDIEVALES. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10446/238596

Circular Economy and “Circular Expertise”: The Second-Hand Market and Professional Estimators in Fifteenth-Century Florence

Meneghin, Alessia
2022-01-01

Abstract

Making use of statutes as well as of a particular group of corporate sources, two registers entitled deliberazioni e statutaria, both promulgated in florence by the arte dei rigattieri (secondhand dealers) in the late middle ages, this essay explores a crucial facet of circular economy, that of the regulation of the second-hand market in the 15th century. Control was operated through the activity of appraisers, sellers themselves, whom the arte entrusted with the task of undertaking all necessary assessments of used garments that might have been required during daily transactions by different parties. By shedding light on key information like the fabrics and the fashion of secondhand clothing, this essay analyses all aspects of circular trade, from those prohibited by law, such as counterfeiting, to those adopted to facilitate business, such as the presence of officially appointed estimators.
articolo
2022
Haciendo uso tanto de los estatutos como de un grupo particular de fuentes corporativas, dos registros llamados deliberazioni e statutaria, ambos promulgados en florencia por el arte dei rigattieri (comerciantes de segunda mano) a finales de la Edad Media, este ensayo explora un aspecto crucial de la economía circular, el de la regulación del mercado de segunda mano en el siglo XV. El control se operaba a través de la actividad de tasadores, los propios vendedores, a quienes el arte encomendó la tarea de realizar todas las evaluaciones necesarias de las prendas usadas que pudieran haber sido requeridas durante las transacciones diarias, por diferentes partes. al arrojar luz sobre información clave como los tejidos y la moda de la ropa de segunda mano, este ensayo analiza todos los aspectos del comercio circular, desde los prohibidos por la ley, como la falsificación, hasta los adoptados para facilitar los negocios, como la presencia de empresas oficiales estimadores designados.
Meneghin, Alessia
(2022). Circular Economy and “Circular Expertise”: The Second-Hand Market and Professional Estimators in Fifteenth-Century Florence [journal article - articolo]. In ANUARIO DE ESTUDIOS MEDIEVALES. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10446/238596
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