Summary
This study examines craft-gilds in thirteenth-century Paris as organized bodies of masters, journeymen, and apprentices bound by rules and supervision. It describes their efforts to protect labor rights, regulate trade, exclude outsiders, and secure control or even monopoly over their crafts. The discussion also distinguishes the gild from the commune and surveys theories about guild origins and early Parisian charters.
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