In 1436,the masters of the Guild of Decorators in Venice re-organised the mask making industry. It proposed a number of rules that were ratified by the Giustizieri Vecchi;the magistrates responsible at the time,for vigilance of the arts and crafts.This was when the Venetian profession of “maschereri”(mask makers)was officially recognised with its own guild and statutes.

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