# Bartolommeo Scala — Romola character guide

> Bartolommeo Scala in Romola by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Scala, Bartolommeo Scala, Messer Bartolommeo Scala, Messer Bartolommeo

**First appearance:** 0009-vii-a-learned-squabble

## Who they are

Chancellor of Florence and a patron of learning, appears in scholarly debates.

## In the story

### [The Barber's Shop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/iii-the-barber-s-shop)

The secretary of the Republic, a man of wealth and influence with scholarly tastes. Nello suggests him as a potential buyer for Tito's gems.

### [A Learned Squabble](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/vii-a-learned-squabble)

The vain and pompous Secretary of the Florentine Republic, embroiled in a scholarly feud with Politian, who is won over by Tito's flattery.

### [XX: The Day of the Betrothal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/xx-the-day-of-the-betrothal)

Attends the betrothal with his daughter Alessandra, adding dignity to the occasion.

### [XXIII: Afterthoughts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/xxiii-afterthoughts)

Scala is mentioned as the person Tito is to meet at the Palazzo Vecchio, though he does not appear directly in the chapter.

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