The Medieval Clothier - Paperback

Name: The Medieval Clothier - Paperback
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SKU: 9781837651092
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by John S. Lee

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A clear and accessibly written guide to the medieval cloth-making trade in England.

Cloth-making became England's leading industry in the late Middle Ages; clothiers co-ordinated its different stages, in some cases carrying out the processes themselves, and found markets for their finished cloth, selling to merchants, drapers and other traders. While many clothiers were of only modest status or "jacks of all trades", a handful of individuals amassed huge fortunes through the trade, becoming the multi-millionaires of their day.
This book offers the first recent survey of this hugely important and significant trade and its practitioners, examining the whole range of clothiers across different areas of England, and exploring their impact within the industry andin their wider communities. Alongside the mechanics of the trade, it considers clothiers as entrepreneurs and early capitalists, employing workers and even establishing early factories; it also looks at their family backgrounds and their roles as patrons of church rebuilding and charitable activities. It is completed with extracts from clothiers' wills and a gazetteer of places to visit, making the book invaluable to academics, students, and local historians alike.

Number of Pages: 393

Dimensions: 0.81 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN

Publication Date: November 07, 2023

ISBN	9781837651092
Author	John S. Lee
Publisher	Boydell Press
Genre	History and Arts
Format	Paperback
Published	November 2023
Language	ENG- English
Pages	393
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print