a cutter is a person who cuts something while a cutler is a person who makes or sells cutlery; Herlihy and Klapisch-Zuber coded as coltellaio 85 along with forbiciaio; the Online Tratte count 16 individuals as coltellinaio and 83 as coltellinarius; in same grouping are forbiciao/forbicarius and arrotator
Alternate Names: cutler; coltellaio
Posts (2 total)
Office
Government
Date
console, Arte dei Fabbri (consul, Blacksmiths Guild)
One of six consuls governing the Blacksmiths Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September. The guild included cutlers.
Online Tratte Code: 30
Minor Guild
December 19th, 1441
console, Arte dei Fabbri (consul, Blacksmiths Guild)
One of six consuls governing the Blacksmiths Guild, elected for four-month terms beginning in January, May, or September. The guild included cutlers.
individual has matriculated, joined, or been named to this group, including one who has joined a monastery, friary, or convent as a member or third order
