CRAFTS IN THE TOWN OF VARAŽDIN IN THE XV CENTURY Cover Image

OBRTNIŠTVO GRADA VARAŽDINA U XV. STOLJEĆU
CRAFTS IN THE TOWN OF VARAŽDIN IN THE XV CENTURY

Author(s): Jasmin Medved
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti - Zavod za znanstveni rad Varaždin
Keywords: Varaždin; crafts; middle ages; XV. century; economic history

Summary/Abstract: This article, based on the published historical sources and the relevant scientific literature, is dealing with the subject of crafts in the town of Varaždin in the XV. century which is, in general, abundant with the information from the sources. It explain the various types of productive and non-productive crafts in the then Varaždin and the artisans and their working and living conditions, their origins, associations with the other artisans, numerical indicators of the crafts and artisans and comparison with the other medieval towns which can give us a broader picture of the situation and development of crafts in the town of Varaždin. This article gives some new facts and interpretations and thereby makes its contribution to the studies of the history of Varaždin.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 423-456
  • Page Count: 34
  • Language: Croatian