Project Gutenberg 2012-03-03 Public domain in the USA. 119 Hibbert, Francis Aidan 1866 1933 Hibbert, F. A. (Francis Aidan) The influence and development of English gilds : $b as illustrated by the history of the craft gilds of Shrewsbury Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Influence and Development of English Gilds: As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury" by Francis Aidan Hibbert is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work examines the role and evolution of English guilds, primarily focusing on the craft guilds from a localized perspective, specifically that of Shrewsbury. Hibbert aims to highlight how these institutions shaped trade relations and social dynamics in the context of provincial England. At the start of the essay, Hibbert lays the groundwork for his exploration by emphasizing the significance of local sentiment and individuality in historical development, particularly in Shrewsbury, a town marked by its commercial importance due to strategic position and historical context. He proposes that the guilds in Shrewsbury will serve as a case study to understand the broader implications of guild systems in England, contrasting them with guilds from the Continent. The author also reflects on the challenges faced by these institutions during significant historical events, laying a foundation for further exploration into the specifics of merchant and craft guilds as social and regulatory bodies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Guilds -- England -- History Guilds -- England -- Shrewsbury (England) -- History HD Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Sociology 414748 414758 2024-09-16T11:45:14.887225 2023-09-17T06:34:38.303288 text/html text/html 398726 2012-03-03T11:36:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 127253 2012-03-03T11:36:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 203348 2024-09-16T11:45:25.721163 application/epub+zip 210624 2024-09-16T11:45:17.715193 application/epub+zip 210625 2024-09-16T11:45:16.113196 application/epub+zip 477963 2024-09-16T11:45:30.601108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407854 2024-09-16T11:45:24.169148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408508 2022-09-17T18:11:02.436363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295486 295227 2024-09-16T11:45:13.256231 2023-09-17T06:34:36.767286 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 295303 2012-03-03T11:36:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 110806 2012-03-03T11:36:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 295342 2012-03-03T11:36:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110726 2012-03-03T11:36:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20405 2024-09-16T11:45:30.753116 application/rdf+xml 19340 2024-09-16T11:45:16.551187 image/jpeg 4267 2024-09-16T11:45:16.331184 image/jpeg 194137 2024-09-16T11:45:14.917203 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog