The republic of skill : : artisan mobility, innovation, and the circulation of knowledge in premodern Europe / / edited by David Garrioch.
Mobile artisans, male and female, were responsible for many innovations and new consumer products. This book asks why, and shows the importance of collective traditions of migration, of the experience of mobility, and of the encounter with new places.
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| Superior document: | Knowledge Infrastructure and Knowledge Economy ; 9 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Knowledge Infrastructure and Knowledge Economy ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (359 pages) |
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| Summary: | Mobile artisans, male and female, were responsible for many innovations and new consumer products. This book asks why, and shows the importance of collective traditions of migration, of the experience of mobility, and of the encounter with new places. Artisans travelled all over Europe in the pre-modern period, and they were responsible for many technical innovations and new consumer products. This volume moves away from the model of knowledge ‘transfer’ and, drawing on new understandings of artisan work, considers the links between artisan creativity and mobility. Through case studies of different industries, it emphasizes traditions of migration, the experience of moving, and the stimulus provided by new economic and work environments. For both male and female artisans, the weight of these factors varied from one trade to another, and from place to place. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004513256 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by David Garrioch. |