tH
# 78 APRIL 18 , 2016
ted the sizes and shapes
of the soles, that all “cerdones” from Venice and
Padua had to conform to.
The logo is registered and
filed in all countries worldwide. Its protection and
dissemination is managed
by the “Consorzio Maestri
The coat of arms bear the Calzaturieri del Brenta”
words “S. FRATELITA CA- (Brenta Master ShoemaSOLARI REGNATI” “S.” ker Consortium).
means Sacred, “Fratelita”
means Confraternity, “Cal- It is a symbol that identifies
solari” means Shoemakers the geographical area of
and Solemakers, “Regna- excellence, called “Riviera
ti” means the regulations del Brenta”, known for its
by means of statute.
production of high-quality
footwear, spanning along
The inscription surrounds the waterway connecting
the symbols of the shoe Venice and Padua.
knife on the left and the
“calamerie”
(measure- The area
ment units to mark and
cut soles) and sole on the The Brenta Riviera is an urright. The first centre of ban area between Padua
the confraternity was the and Venice, stretching
current Academy of Fine along the banks of the
Arts
Brenta Cana