Crafting identities: artisan culture in London, c. 1550-1640 / Jasmine Kilburn-Toppin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kilburn-Toppin, Jasmine, author.

Series:

Studies in design and material culture.

Studies in Design and Material Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artisans--England--London--History--16th century.

Artisans.

Artisans--England--London--History--17th century.

Artisans--England--London--Social conditions--16th century.

Artisans--England--London--Social conditions--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations, maps; digital file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

What did it mean to be an artisan in early modern London? Through an innovative and inter-disciplinary approach to urban social, cultural and architectural histories, this book examines how individual and corporate identities were forged through negotiation of the spatial and material cultures of the early modern city.

Contents:

Front matter

Dedication

Contents

Plates

Figures

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Note on spellings and dates

Introduction: crafting identities

Artisanal identities and cultures of knowledge

The view from the building site

Rebuilding and adaptation

Material gifting: artisanal virtuosity and material memorialisation

Shaping artisanal and civic identities

'Outward walls' and 'publique workes'

Conclusion

Select bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781526168313

1526168316

9781526147691

1526147696

9781526147714

1526147718

OCLC:

1296403716