IMC 2024: Sessions
Session 1110: Continuity, Adaptation, Transition: Crafts and Craftspeople in Times of Crisis, II
Wednesday 3 July 2024, 11:15-12:45
| Sponsor: | Universität zu Köln |
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| Organiser: | Sabine von Heusinger, Historisches Institut, Universität zu Köln |
| Moderator/Chair: | Elizabeth Comuzzi, Department of History, Fordham University |
| Paper 1110-a | Profiteers in Times of War: Christian and Jewish Weapon Makers in the 14th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Education, Hebrew and Jewish Studies and Social History |
| Paper 1110-b | Iron Boy: Order and Production of the Children's Armor of Archduke Philipp I of Austria (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Social History and Technology |
| Paper 1110-c | Managing Crises and Resolving Conflicts: Artisans at the Courts of the vegueres in Late Medieval Catalonia (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Urban, Local History and Social History |
| Abstract | The period from the 14th to the 16th century saw the Black Death, the Great Schism and the Reformation, and is therefore considered a time of crisis par excellence. This raises the question of continuities that could exist in times of radical changes. The study of crafts and craftsmanship should lead to answers. The session would like to show how individuals, groups and institutions coped with great social, economic and religious upheavals. Knowledge in the crafts and institutions such as guilds or corporations, but also the production of goods were marked by continuity. At the same time, significant innovations in crafts such as printing, new surgical techniques by bathers and barbers or new weapons technology emerged during this crisis-ridden period. Social and religious upheavals such as the Great Schism or the Reformation, on the other hand, seem to have had little impact on crafts and their work. In order to be able to examine these topics from multiple perspectives, new methodological approaches from the history of gender, jewish studies, material culture or structured knowledge transfer are applied. The research area ranges from the Mediterranean region to the Holy Roman Empire. |