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

ISBN-13: 9781474442398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 304 str.

Aaron Allen

Opis

This volume traces the history of the Edinburgh Incorporation of Mary's Chapel, 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 craft guild in its 542 years of existence.

Spis treści

List of Tables; List of Figures & Plates; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction: Incorporation and the Corporate Framework; 1. Headship and Inclusion; 2. Family, Household and Obligation; 3. Craft and Kirk: Security, Status and Shelter; 4. Craft and Burgh: Conflict or Partnership?; Conclusions: The Decline of Corporatism and the Rise of the Unfree; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Index