Artisans played a central role in the European town as it developed from the Middles Ages onwards. Their workshops were at the heart of productive activity, the
This book is a survey of the history of work in general and of European urban artisans in particular, from the late middle ages to the era of industrialization.
This book conceives the role of the modern town as a crucial place for material and cultural circulations of luxury. It concentrates on a critical period of his
During the Enlightenment, in a society that was increasingly urbanised and mobile, footwear was an essential item of apparel. This book considers not only the p
Late medieval and early modern cities are often depicted as cradles of artistic creativity and hotbeds of new material culture. Cities in renaissance Italy and