In medieval and early modern crafts, useful knowledge was taught in the workshops. There, innovation took place. Craftsmen exchanged knowledge on journeys or through voluntary and forced migration. This system of knowledge transfer does not need writing, although craftsmen used writing both in the workshop and in the administration of the guilds and the towns. However, transmission of knowledge remained oral. This contrasts with countless craftsmen's manuscripts that conveyed technical knowledge about crafts in text and images. This essay argues that these manuals were equally crucial for the transmission of useful knowledge between master craftsmen as well as the sale of products to clients. A book on plate harnesses and one on bell and gun casting are introduced as examples.
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Titolo del capitolo
Transmission of useful knowledge in texts written by craftsmen. Two case studies from the Holy Roman Empire
Autori
Julia Bruch
Lingua
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0092-9.05
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Anno di pubblicazione
2023
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© 2023 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
L’economia della conoscenza: innovazione, produttività e crescita economica nei secoli XIII-XVIII / The knowledge economy: innovation, productivity and economic growth, 13th to 18th century
Curatori
Giampiero Nigro
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Numero di pagine
456
Anno di pubblicazione
2023
Copyright
© 2023 Author(s)
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Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0092-9
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0091-2
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0092-9
Collana
Datini Studies in Economic History
ISSN della collana
2975-1241
e-ISSN della collana
2975-1195