Sundial (also on the facade of Santa
Maria Novella) designed by the
father Egnazio Danti,
Flut 1333
Cellini-Büste auf dem Ponte Vecchio, Florenz
Auf der Ponte Vecchio Brücke
Brücke Ursprung von “Bankrott (banco rotto, banqueroute,
bankruptsy)” ?
When a money-changer could not pay his debts, the table on which he
sold his wares (the "banco") was physically broken ("rotto") by soldiers,
and this practice was called "bancorotto" (broken table; possibly it can
come from "banca rotta" which means "broken bank"). Not having a
table anymore, the merchant was not able to sell anything.
Florenz Besuch 2019