The Art of Solidarity in the Middle Ages: Guilds in England 1250-1550

by Gervase Rosser

Book Overview

Guilds and fraternities, voluntary associations of men and women, proliferated in medieval Europe. The Art of Solidarity in the Middle Ages explores the motives and experiences of the many thousands of men and women who joined together in these family-like societies. Rarely confined to a single craft, the diversity of guild membership was of its essence. Setting the English evidence in a European context, this study is not an institutional history,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198735782
• ISBN13: 9780198735786
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"