Costume Della Misericordia Di Firenze. Dress Of The Misericordia Mourners Florence.
£75.00
Publisher
Publisher G. Barducci
Place
(Italian)
Date
1830
Synopsis
Venerabile arciconfraternita della misericordia di firenze (abbreviated ven. arc. misericordia di florence) is a lay confraternity founded in florence in the 13th century by st. peter martyr with the aim of assisting the needy through evangelical charity. it is today the oldest brotherhood for the care of the sick and, in general, the oldest private voluntary institution in the world still active since its foundation, dated in 1244 according to the records kept in its archive.
Item Description
Engraved Aquatint. 22 x 14 cm. Hand written title on reverse.
[Stock No. 28436]
