THE GUILD APPRENTICE IN THE 18TH CENTURY-BARCELONA

Authors

  • Belén Moreno Claverías Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Keywords: Guilds, apprenticeship, trades, eighteenth century, Barcelona

Supporting Agencies

  • Proyecto de investigación “Ciudades
  • gentes e intercambios en la Monarquía Hispánica
  • política económica
  • cambio institucional y desarrollo de los mercados”
  • Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (Ref
  • HAR2012-39034-C03-02)

Abstract

The objective of this paper, which is the result of the first phase of an ongoing research, is to make an approach to apprenticeship in the second half of the 18th century. At this time the guild system, so strong and stable during previous centuries, began to show signs of decline. The information sources used are basically “books of apprentices” generated by corporations and other supplementary sources from the Junta de Comercio de Barcelona and the Hospital de la Misericordia. First, we will examine some of these signs of decline and their effects on apprenticeship, the basic regulations relating to apprenticeship that were reflected in guild ordinances and their implications for human capital formation. Second, some data on apprentices (place of origin, father’s occupation, age) of two corporations (silk twisters and masons) will be analyzed, as well the relationship between orphanhood, poverty and apprenticeship. The paper ends with some notes on the living conditions of apprentices based on some contemporary texts.

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Published
28-12-2015
How to Cite
Moreno Claverías, B. (2015). THE GUILD APPRENTICE IN THE 18TH CENTURY-BARCELONA. Areas. International Social Science Journal, (34), 63–75. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/areas/article/view/247171
Issue
No. 34 (2015): Gremios y corporaciones laborales en la transición del feudalismo al capitalismo. Siglos XIII-XIX
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