Note 493 — Chapter IX · 489 THE FLORENTINE REPUBLIC IN DANTE'S TIME.
Linda Villari translation
The Calimala, or Guild of Dressers, Finers and Dyers of foreign woollen stuffs; the Changers or Bankers, the Guild of Wool; the Porta Sta Maria, or Silk Guild; lastly, the Guild of Physicians, Druggists, and Mercers, with whom the Painters were also joined. Dante Alighieri was a member of this guild.