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Giulio Ongaro and Edoardo Demo
Table 1.2 Quote d’estimo (wealth evaluation, expressed in lire) of the 30 richest families
in Schio (1579–1700)
Name Estimo Name Estimo Name Estimo
Baratto Baretta . Baretta .
Pellizzari . Dal Ferro . Canneto .
Toaldo . Baratto . Folco .
Grandi . Zambon . Alberti .
Baretta . Nicoletti . Schio .
Bologna . Rossi . Ferro .
Zambon . Schio . Zambon .
Brentan . Canneto . Bonapace .
Di Marco . Gandin . Di Marco .
Tessaro . Folco . Scorlon .
Sanpaolo . Bonapace . Persenti .
Finetti . Alberti . Pandolfi .
Nicoletti . Baldi . Capra .
Lovo . Capra . Dal Brun .
Gardelin . Bottaro . Rossi .
Lodi . Toaldo . Toaldo .
Cappellaro . Di Marco . Bologna .
Montebello . Bigotta . Marostica .
Bottaro . Piovene . Fantinello .
Giacobbe . Scorlon . Gardesani .
Di Vegna . Bombacino . Tamburin .
Stefanin . Pierobon . Dal Molin .
Scorlon . Grandi . Nicoletti .
Schio . Ganzega . Vivaro .
Ruaro . Ruaro . Volpe .
Dalle Aste . Gardelin . Ruaro .
Baldi . Libba . Saccardo .
Crestana . Dalle Aste . Garofalo .
Rossi . Reghellin . Gonzo .
Vanzo . Righi . Gandin .
Notes The lire d’estimo are not real currencies; they are a sort of index number that summarize the
wealth of each family. A certain amount of ducats or lire corresponded to one lira d’estimo, and this
correspondence changed from estimo to estimo. This is to say that the data listed in the table cannot
be used for comparisons between the three estimi.
ascs, b. 21, Estimo 1579–1582; b. 24, Estimo 1643–1655; b. 27, Estimo 1700–1710.
‘former-rural’ families maintained strong investments in their native vil-
lages.
What were the economic bases of the wealth of the families recalled
above? Before dealing with the long-term evolution of the manufacturing
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