The Bricklayers Guild of Nitra and its Articles from the year 1724. The Source to the History of Crafts and Guilds in the Town of Nitra during the First Quarter of the 18th Century Cover Image

Nitriansky cech murárov a jeho artikuly z roku 1724. Prameň k dejinám remesiel a cechov v meste Nitra v prvej štvrtine 18. storočia
The Bricklayers Guild of Nitra and its Articles from the year 1724. The Source to the History of Crafts and Guilds in the Town of Nitra during the First Quarter of the 18th Century

Author(s): Tomáš Tandlich
Subject(s): History, 18th Century
Published by: Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre, Filozofická fakulta
Keywords: Bricklayers; Guilds; Articles; Craftsmen; Town of Nitra; Bishop

Summary/Abstract: The craftsmen guilds were an integral part of the municipal society in every free royal town and privileged landlord cities in the territory of present Slovakia as a part of the former Hungarian Kingdom during the Early Modern Period. The privileged town of Nitra was the property of local bishop and its burghers possessed a lot of privileges and rights. Most of them worked as artisansand therefore they associated themselves to the guilds for protection of their crafts. Craftsmen inNitra made its production for the need of local inhabitants only. During the 16th and 17th centuriesmost of the artisans in Nitra got the rules of their guilds through the charts issued by bishop of Nitraas landlord. The bricklayers in Nitra and Nitra county established their guild on the 24 July 1724, when the Emperor and King Charles the Sixth (the Third) of Habsburg issued the royal privilegefor them.

  • Issue Year: 25/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 166-190
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Slovak