tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post395118165501026008..comments2024-03-26T15:25:15.111+01:00Comments on Livorno Daily Photo: Banco di NapoliVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-46396704999845016632010-05-23T17:34:51.708+02:002010-05-23T17:34:51.708+02:00Le quattro banche!
Caspita, questa è storia! Stori...Le quattro banche!<br />Caspita, questa è storia! Storia grande, che non conoscevo di Livorno.marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114663981457754109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-71056362686853672112010-05-17T01:13:19.178+02:002010-05-17T01:13:19.178+02:00Looks solid! As a bank, hopefully, is.Looks solid! As a bank, hopefully, is.Ilsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055254564640587182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-45057476383903685582010-05-16T12:50:32.639+02:002010-05-16T12:50:32.639+02:00Vintage photos are not always easy to find. I like...Vintage photos are not always easy to find. I like the way you paired this one with your own photos.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-61171108559322435172010-05-16T08:06:54.790+02:002010-05-16T08:06:54.790+02:00OK, the linked paper explains that
"Banco de...OK, the linked paper explains that <br />"Banco dello Spirito Santo was founded by the homonymous Casa Santa that took care of poor girls born in morally corrupted environments."Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-83052986105837023872010-05-16T04:44:17.001+02:002010-05-16T04:44:17.001+02:00It never fails to amaze me how Livorno has kept or...It never fails to amaze me how Livorno has kept or rebuilt most of its historical buildings. I love the crest and the tale it tells.Hildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-21552853048172249492010-05-15T18:03:21.668+02:002010-05-15T18:03:21.668+02:00Impressive is the word. Love the architecture!Impressive is the word. Love the architecture!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-80668442254341302312010-05-15T17:47:20.547+02:002010-05-15T17:47:20.547+02:00@ Halcyon - Some people far North in Iceland would...@ Halcyon - Some people far North in Iceland would have been very happy to have their savings in Naples...<br />Anyway the “Banco di Napoli” is now owned by a group based in Turin and Milan.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-84462494172130731072010-05-15T16:26:08.077+02:002010-05-15T16:26:08.077+02:00I like the looks of this bank. I'm not sure ab...I like the looks of this bank. I'm not sure about leaving my money with the Neapolitans though!Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-73260115846907312582010-05-15T13:34:00.013+02:002010-05-15T13:34:00.013+02:00@ ciel - “The Neapolitan public banks were founded...@ ciel - “The Neapolitan public banks were founded in the late 16th century in the wake of bankruptcies of private bankers because of the deterioration of the economic situation...”<br />Sound familiar?<br /><br />Much of Livorno is badly in need of a lot of Kärcher...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-65436305719680669182010-05-15T12:07:14.908+02:002010-05-15T12:07:14.908+02:00The names of the former banks are incredible! Woul...The names of the former banks are incredible! Would Monte di Pietà be something like the Mont de Piété (pawnbrokers?)<br />I don't think there have ever been any Monts de Pauvreté here and I'm pretty sure the same goes for la Banque du Saint Esprit !<br /><br />The building would need a bit of Kärcher, don't you think?cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-87218716056678898472010-05-15T10:32:26.640+02:002010-05-15T10:32:26.640+02:00@ Dina - Absolutely, you can find something about ...@ Dina - Absolutely, you can find something about it in this paper: <a href="http://www.issm.cnr.it/personale/avallone/BOULDER-in.pdf" rel="nofollow">Accounting systems of Neapolitan Public Banks in the 17th and 18th Centuries</a>.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-79373299436184067352010-05-15T09:32:07.390+02:002010-05-15T09:32:07.390+02:00It's a beautiful building and as usually I lik...It's a beautiful building and as usually I like the old poscard.<br />Have a nice weeeknd:)joohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157508274122128501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-64874857694039872772010-05-15T06:52:18.950+02:002010-05-15T06:52:18.950+02:00Is/was there really a bank named “Banco dello Spir...Is/was there really a bank named “Banco dello Spirito Santo”?!Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-33388672415342863562010-05-15T04:30:28.982+02:002010-05-15T04:30:28.982+02:00If this were in the U.S., it would have been conve...If this were in the U.S., it would have been converted to a restaurant long ago.B SQUAREDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510619553483917078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-28148473569467501682010-05-15T02:39:43.804+02:002010-05-15T02:39:43.804+02:00At the moment, I have nothing much good to say abo...At the moment, I have nothing much good to say about any bank. At least any bank in the United States! But then their chicanery has been aided and abetted by the wingnuts in our Congress who have been bought and paid for and thus responded with a hands-off policy which led to the current financial crisis.<br /><br />Hope these banks have more of a concern for the people they are supposed to serve!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821462867739969178.post-7698658933798044222010-05-15T00:39:53.950+02:002010-05-15T00:39:53.950+02:00These are great VP. Wonderful building.These are great VP. Wonderful building.Luis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04727861757424018617noreply@blogger.com