Perugia’s Medieval Guildhalls: Where Power Merits Splendor
The most powerful guilds in Perugia were those of the “Mercanzia” and the “Cambio” (Merchants and Money-Changers), due to the importance that guild members were able to acquire in the civic life and government of the city. In 1377, the register of the Collegio del Cambio (Money-Changers Guild) states explicitly that their Ars Cambi is the highest and…