Artesanía - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 07:59:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Artesanía - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Trade and crafts in northern Valencia at the end of the Middle Ages (13th-15th centuries) https://historylab.es/trade-and-crafts-in-northern-valencia-at-the-end-of-the-middle-ages-13th-15th-centuries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trade-and-crafts-in-northern-valencia-at-the-end-of-the-middle-ages-13th-15th-centuries Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:14 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/comercio-y-artesania-en-el-norte-valenciano-a-finales-de-la-edad-media-siglos-xiii-xv/ Market and craft economy in the north of Valencia in rural and urban areas

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]]> During the late Middle Ages, or Late Middle Ages (13th-15th centuries), the predominance of the agricultural economy everywhere coexisted with the rise of mercantile and craft activities, in both absolute and relative terms. This development took place in the large cities of the period, but also in those areas that maintained a clearly rural or, at most, semi-urban physiognomy. In the Iberian Peninsula, for example, this is the case of the northern regions of the old kingdom of Valencia, which make up the present-day province of Castellón. They were the site of medium-sized or small population centres for the size of the time: the so-called “places” or villas. The largest agglomerations were in Castellón (on the coast) and Morella (inland), with population levels that in the 15th century exceeded 500 “fuegos” or tax households. In both towns, and in other smaller ones, a large number and variety of craft and mercantile trades were defined. The former were essentially grouped around the textile, leather and pottery sectors. The latter found their maximum expression through the buying and selling activities carried out in the markets and fairs that were gradually created from the 13th century onwards, but also in the coastal ports (carregadors or cargaderos) that allowed the area to be included in maritime import and export itineraries. The attached map illustrates all these issues and reproduces what could be a kind of economic geography of northern Valencia at the end of the Middle Ages, thanks also to the establishment of different overland communication and transport routes. The most important ones were in the south (around the rivers Palancia and Mijares or Millars), in the far north (between Lower Aragon and the coast, connected even with Tortosa) and along the entire Mediterranean coast (largely following the route of the ancient Roman Via Augusta).

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]]> Conditions and cost of learning a craft in 16th century Zamora https://historylab.es/conditions-and-cost-of-learning-a-craft-in-16th-century-zamora/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=conditions-and-cost-of-learning-a-craft-in-16th-century-zamora Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:25 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/condiciones-y-coste-de-aprender-un-oficio-artesanal-en-la-zamora-del-siglo-xvi/ The table shows the different crafts in Zamora together with the apprenticeship time required and the annual payment paid to the master for his services during the 16th century

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]]> At the end of the Middle Ages the control of the guilds lost importance in some places due to the system of free contracting, but where they would continue to have a clear influence was in the apprenticeship period of the crafts, restricting the number of apprentices and thus systematically controlling production.
The apprentice had to pay a certain amount of money to the master to allow him to work in his workshop and also to live with him in his house, having the primary needs such as food, clothing and a place to sleep covered. Payment was usually made in instalments and agreed upon by both parties. It was also common for the apprentice, in addition to working in a trade, to have domestic tasks, depriving him of holiday periods and even receiving fines if he was absent from his work, as is shown in some letters of payment.

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