scuolan.
/ˈskwɒlə/ In Venice, any of the buildings in which the medieval religious confraternities or guilds used to meet, a guildhall; also Historical, one of these guilds.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > public building > [noun] > other spec.
hallc1302
prytaneum1577
praetorium?1586
Roman bath1680
Colosseum1809
kursaal1850
scuola1851
culture centre1890
cultural centre1891
club1896
society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > a brotherhood > medieval Venetian
scuola1888
1851 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. 340 It is the most curious in conception of all the pictures in the Scuola.
1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 155/1 Much of the splendour of Venice..was due to the wealth and religious zeal of the various trade guilds or confraternities, called scuole by the Venetians.
1902 R. Fry Let. 14 Oct. (1972) I. 198 Jacopo Bellini is known to have painted a large number of decorative pieces for the Venetian Scuole and these are, I believe, part of one of these series.
1936 A. B. Greene Sunshine & Dust xxiii. 397 In the Scuola, some wood-carvings of the life of St. Roche are worth study.
1961 L. Mumford City in Hist. Note to plate 21 The architectural quality..is repeated..in the..scuola or guild hall.
1962 Listener 13 Sept. 386/2 The crucifix still exists..in the Church of S. Giovanni Evangelista in Venice; it was originally made for the scuola of that church, to house..a fragment of the True Cross.
1965 H. Honour Compan. Guide to Venice iv. 53 The members of one scuola visited prisoners and paid for the last rites of those who were executed.
1974 Country Life 25 Apr. 978/1 Most of the Scuole of Venice were..suppressed by the Napoleonic régime... Though teaching formed part of their function, the main aims of the Scuole were charitable.
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