Gran Tavola
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During the Middle Ages, the Gran Tavola (Italian for "Great Table") was the largest Sienese bank;[1] it was one of the most powerful banks in Europe from 1255 to 1298. The Gran Tavola has been called "the greatest bank of the thirteenth century"[2] as well as "one of the largest commercial and banking enterprises in Europe".[3]
The main branches of the Gran Tavola during the mid-thirteenth century were in Pisa, Bologna, Genoa, Marseille, and Paris.[4]