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This volume traces the history of the Edinburgh Incorporation of Mary's Chapel, which sought to control the capital's building trades and defend their privileges. By utilising a range of previously missing charters and archival documents, the author offers a new perspective on the prestigious craft guild in its 542 years of existence.

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List of Tables List of Figures & Plates List of Abbreviations Foreword Preface Introduction: Incorporation and the Corporate Framework 1. Headship and Inclusion 2. Family, Household and Obligation 3. Craft and Kirk: Security, Status and Shelter 4. Craft and Burgh: Conflict or Partnership? Conclusions: The Decline of Corporatism and the Rise of the Unfree Appendices Glossary Bibliography Index

Building Early Modern Edinburgh

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      Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 31/05/2020
      ISBN13: 9781474442398, 978-1474442398
      ISBN10: 1474442390

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This volume traces the history of the Edinburgh Incorporation of Mary's Chapel, which sought to control the capital's building trades and defend their privileges. By utilising a range of previously missing charters and archival documents, the author offers a new perspective on the prestigious craft guild in its 542 years of existence.

      Table of Contents
      List of Tables List of Figures & Plates List of Abbreviations Foreword Preface Introduction: Incorporation and the Corporate Framework 1. Headship and Inclusion 2. Family, Household and Obligation 3. Craft and Kirk: Security, Status and Shelter 4. Craft and Burgh: Conflict or Partnership? Conclusions: The Decline of Corporatism and the Rise of the Unfree Appendices Glossary Bibliography Index

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