What was the average size of a guild in 13th century Europe?
score:7
This is a difficult question to answer because towns were of different sizes and the size of a guild depended on what kind of guild it was. For example, an association of bakers would have a lot more members than a guild of glovers. Florence had a population of about 20,000 people in 1100 A.D.. If we assume 1 baker per hundred people, that would be 200 men. Also, it is important to remember that guilds usually had a complex membership policy. So, you might spend years as a "probationer" before actually becoming a full member. Of course, Florence grew tremendously after this time because of its cloth industry. By 1330, right before the plague struck, there were about 200 companies making cloth in Florence. Approximately 30,000 people were estimated to be part of the trade, about a third of the full population of Florence at that time. If we assume each firm had several guild members, the membership in the guild may have between 800 and 1000 men. The book "A History of Florence 1200-1575" by John M. Najemy estimates that at this time Florence had 8,000 guild members total of whom 3,000 were in the textile trade and the Wool guild alone had 600-700 members. The same source states that at this time the shoemaker's guild had 1550 men in it. All of these figures ultimately derive from the Nuova Cronica by Giovanni Villani (1280–1348), one of the most important books of medieval history.
More post
- 📝 Why would graphite have been confused with lead?
- 📝 When was the last time a country acquired territory by buying land from another country?
- 📝 What are legitimate methods and sources?
- 📝 Did Harry Dexter White obstruct a proposed $200 million loan to Nationalist China in 1943 as a U.S. Treasury department official?
- 📝 What nationality was "Egbert Van Kampen"?
- 📝 When in history did people start seeing a girl's breasts as being inherently sexual?
- 📝 How did Manuel Quezon convince the US to release the Philippines?
- 📝 Why does Ngram show an extreme spike in use of "LOL" in mid 1600s?
- 📝 What were the divisions of the city of Paris between the 12th and 13th centuries?
- 📝 During internment, how effective was the US at identifying and detaining Japanese-Americans?
- 📝 Did the Welsh ever call Britain Albion?
- 📝 How possible was it for Japan to convert her naval aircraft to land uses?
- 📝 How and why did limerence come to be idolized as it is in modern Western society?
- 📝 Where can I find an explanation of the variations in style of Egyptian hieroglyphs?
- 📝 Why did Great Britain switch its alliance to France?
- 📝 Old audio recordings showing language change
- 📝 Can you identify the "Tank Limo"?
- 📝 Help me identify this pin?
- 📝 Which regions/dynasties do the flags in this Fresco about Byzantine-Persian war represent?
- 📝 What did ancient countries call themselves?
- 📝 Please help identify aircarft
- 📝 How did the Soviet Union support the development of their atomic bomb in 1949?
- 📝 Do (modern) audio recordings exist for the sound of Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Coptic, or other ancient languages?
- 📝 What computer was used in 1958 for handwriting recognition by Dimond?
- 📝 Has there ever been a month with 32 days?
- 📝 Which is the earliest surviving inscription of "SPQR"?
- 📝 Primary sources for ratification of Constitutional amendments
- 📝 Chinese legendary figures with European appearance
- 📝 Did a runaway apprentice become captain of a ship?
- 📝 For U.S. history 1800-1830, what was GDP by sector and industry?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 What was the average size of a guild in 13th century Europe?
- 📝 What was the average size of French families during the Middle Ages?
- 📝 What was the average age of first marriage in 18th century Russia?
- 📝 What was the fighting style and equipment of 13th century Eastern European Baltic and Slavic cavalry?
- 📝 What was the average percentage of taxes in Europe during the Middle Ages?
- 📝 What was the status of travelling perfomers in the Middle Ages (specifically, 13th century Germany)?
- 📝 What was the typical peasant's diet like in Europe during the High Middle Ages?
- 📝 What was the average height of Roman men and women?
- 📝 What was the size of surface of a cereal crop needed per man per year during the Dark Ages in Western Europe?
- 📝 What was the political consciousness of a 15th century English peasant?
- 📝 In what ways did the rise of a true middle class in Europe during the late 19th century become apparent?
- 📝 What was the perception of the average British person of the Boston Tea Party?
- 📝 What did European people of the 5th century AD eat during spring and what was the availability?
- 📝 What was the size of the Chola Empire's navy under Raja Raja Chola I?
- 📝 What was the average height in Classical Greece?
- 📝 What was the typical range of travel of a Pennsylvanian resident for everyday life in the late 18th early 19th Century Pennsylvania?
- 📝 What was the impact of utilitarianism upon the development of psychiatric care in 18th-19th century England?
- 📝 What was the size of the British East India fleet at the end of the War of 1812?
- 📝 What was the Hospitaller gonfalon like in the 12th and 13th centuries?
- 📝 What percentage of the population was in the clergy (chastity vows) in Europe *at its peak* between 500-1500)?
- 📝 What was the prevalence of ethnic minorities in 15th century Bohemia?
- 📝 What was the average weather during the times of the Ancient Greeks?
- 📝 What was the judicial body in 16th century France called?
- 📝 What was the available level of agricultural technology in late 2nd century China?
- 📝 What was the biggest shipbuilding centre in Europe during the Second Industrial Revolution?
- 📝 In what sense was marriage in 19th century Europe "expensive"?
- 📝 What was the average age of tank crews, in particular commanders, in WW2?
- 📝 What was the difference between Hussars and Chasseurs à Cheval in the 19th Century French army?
- 📝 What was the purpose of tunnel fighting in a 17th century siege?
- 📝 What was the average US unemployment rate for Democrat and Republican presidents?