Building Early Modern Edinburgh : A Social History of Craftwork and Incorporation

Allen, Aaron

Edinburgh University Press（2020/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 304 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781474442398
• DDC分類 331.88190094134

Full Description

Much like in the present day, building a house in the sixteenth century involved masons, carpenters and glaziers, among others, and in many cities such trades had separate companies to govern their own affairs. In Edinburgh, however, they banded together in a single body - the Edinburgh Incorporation of Mary's Chapel.
Building Early Modern Edinburgh traces the history of the organisation, which sought to control the capital's building trades and defend their privileges. By utilising a range of previously missing charters and archival documents, the author offers a new perspective on the prestigious and important craft guild in its 543 years of existence. Developing a crucial theme of 'composite corporatism', and using the concepts of 'family' and 'household' to approach an urban institution, this book is a valuable resource of comparative material for the study of craft guilds and urban history in a global context.

Contents

List of Tables; List of Figures & Plates; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; PrefaceIntroduction: Incorporation and the Corporate Framework1. Headship and Inclusion2. Family, Household and Obligation3. Craft and Kirk: Security, Status and Shelter4. Craft and Burgh: Conflict or Partnership?Conclusions: The Decline of Corporatism and the Rise of the UnfreeAppendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Index