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Prestige at Work
ISBN-13: 9783639062182 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 108 str.
Goldsmiths have always raised interest among the scholars, most of all because their intermediary status between those who worked and those who authored. In early modern Transylvania, the goldsmith craftsmen of Cluj/Kolozsvar gradually became members of the high elite of the town. The reasons behind this varied. After the catastrophe of Mohacs (1526), when the medieval Hungarian Kingdom fell to the Turks, the role of the town changed considerably within the new born Principality of Transylvania. Within the new geo-political reality, the newly granted privileges yielded advantages that fostered the development of crafts and trade. Furthermore, the proximity to the gold and silver mines and the mint promoted even more to the rise of the goldsmiths. Thus, in a relatively short time the goldsmiths of Cluj/Kolozsvar became more than artisans. Many of them were involved in long distance or local trade, invested in estates or became high the leaders of the town. Although it is hard to delineate a craft segregation within the townscape, it can be asserted that the goldsmith houses were gathered close to the town center, and their constituency grew around the town hall and mint."
Goldsmiths have always raised interest among thescholars, most of all because their intermediarystatus between those who worked and those whoauthored. In early modern Transylvania, thegoldsmith craftsmen of Cluj/Kolozsvár graduallybecame members of the high elite of the town. Thereasons behind this varied. After the catastrophe ofMohács (1526), when the medieval Hungarian Kingdomfell to the Turks, the role of the town changedconsiderably within the new born Principality ofTransylvania. Within the new geo-political reality,the newly granted privileges yielded advantages thatfostered the development of crafts and trade.Furthermore, the proximity to the gold and silvermines and the mint promoted even more to the rise ofthe goldsmiths. Thus, in a relatively short time thegoldsmiths of Cluj/Kolozsvár became more thanartisans. Many of them were involved in long distanceor local trade, invested in estates or became highthe leaders of the town. Although it is hard todelineate a craft segregation within the townscape,it can be asserted that the goldsmith houses weregathered close to the town center, and theirconstituency grew around the town hall and mint.
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