Download or read book The European Guilds written by Sheilagh Ogilvie and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Guilds ruled many crafts and trades from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, and have always attracted debate and controversy. They were sometimes viewed as efficient institutions that guaranteed quality and skills. But they also excluded competitors, manipulated markets, and blocked innovations. Did the benefits of guilds outweigh their costs? Analyzing thousands of guilds that dominated European economies from 1000 to 1880, The European Guilds uses vivid examples and clear economic reasoning to answer that question. Sheilagh Ogilvie's book features the voices of honorable guild masters, underpaid journeymen, exploited apprentices, shady officials, and outraged customers, and follows the stories of the "vile encroachers"--Women, migrants, Jews, gypsies, bastards, and many others--desperate to work but hunted down by the guilds as illicit competitors. She investigates the benefits of guilds but also shines a light on their dark side. Guilds sometimes provided important services, but they also manipulated markets to profit their members. They regulated quality but prevented poor consumers from buying goods cheaply. They fostered work skills but denied apprenticeships to outsiders. They transmitted useful techniques but blocked innovations that posed a threat. Guilds existed widely not because they corrected market failures or served the common good but because they benefited two powerful groups--guild members and political elites."--Rabat de la jaquette.

Download or read book Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow written by Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proceedings of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow written by Philosophical Society of Glasgow and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalogue of the Books in the Library of the Institute of Accountants and Actuaries in Glasgow written by Institute of Accountants and Actuaries in Glasgow. Library and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Early Burgh Organization in Scotland written by David Murray and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Hammermen of Glasgow written by Harry Lumsden and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Publications of the Scottish History Society written by Scottish History Society and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Craft Guilds in the Early Modern Low Countries written by Catharina Lis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the half millennium of their existence, guilds in the Low Countries played a highly significant role in shaping the societies of which they were a part. One key aspect that has been identified in recent historical research to explain the survival of the guilds for such a long time is the guilds' continued adaptability to changing circumstances. This idea of flexibility is the point of departure for the essays in this volume, which sheds new light on the corporate system and identifies its various features and regional variances. The contributors explore the interrelations between economic organisations and political power in late medieval and early modern towns, and address issues of gender, religion and social welfare in the context of the guilds. This cohesive and focussed volume will provide a stimulus for renewed interest and further research in this area. It will appeal to scholars and students with an interest in early modern economic, social and cultural history in particular, but will also be valuable to those researching into political, religious and gender history.

Download or read book Memoir of Sir James David Marwick written by John Gray McKendrick and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Contribution to the Bibliography of Scottish Topography written by Sir Arthur Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Journal of the American Institute of Architects written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bulletin of the New York Public Library written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes its Report, 1896-1945.

Download or read book Early Glasgow written by Sir James David Marwick and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Frank Leslie s Popular Monthly written by Frank Leslie and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Guilds in the Middle Ages written by Georges François Renard and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book View of the Merchants House of Glasgow Containing Historical Notices of Its Origin Constitution and Property and of the Charitable Foundations which it Administers Etc written by Merchants House of Glasgow and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Merchant and Craft Guilds written by Ebenezer Bain and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: