Since the Middle Ages, Bolzano has been located at a strategic commercial crossroads between north-central Europe and the Mediterranean basin. The ensuing encounter between Italian and German merchants was represented concretely through the art and architecture of the prestigious seat of the Mercantile Magistrate (1633-1850), the body in charge of settling the commercial disputes that arose at the four annual fairs.

Representing Commerce in a Borderland: The Mercantile Magistrate of Bolzano and its Palace

Stefania Gialdroni
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Jacob Arthur Dyble
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2025

Abstract

Since the Middle Ages, Bolzano has been located at a strategic commercial crossroads between north-central Europe and the Mediterranean basin. The ensuing encounter between Italian and German merchants was represented concretely through the art and architecture of the prestigious seat of the Mercantile Magistrate (1633-1850), the body in charge of settling the commercial disputes that arose at the four annual fairs.
2025
Oltre lo sguardo / Beyond the Gaze
978-88-31277-11-2
   IUSTITIA Mercatoria. Places, Spaces and Iconographies of Mercantile Justice in Europe (11th-17th Centuries)
   IUSTITIAM
   Ministero della Ricerca
   FARE Ricerca in Italia
   R20XAEXX5X
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