Trade guilds that influenced the textile industry of western Europe, 12th through 14th centuries

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Carol Elizabeth Kendall (Creator)
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The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
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Advisor
Helen Staley

Abstract: The development of trade guilds and their influence on the textile industry in four areas in Western Europe were traced from the twelfth through the fourteenth centuries. The selected areas were England, Italy, France and the Netherlands. Special emphasis was placed on the guilds of the textile industry in England, while surveys of guild history in each of the other three countries revealed contrasts and similarities to the English guild system. The study investigated: the role of trade guilds, their rise and growth, and their influence on the development of the textile industry; the changing character of the guilds: the varying types of organization and purposes of guilds in each of the four countries; and distinctive traits and innovations in the textile industry of Western Europe during these three centuries.

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Language: English
Date: 1964

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