The guilds were associations of skilled workers who established rules within their individual crafts.
set quality standards for goods produced.
Some examples of guilds craft's is shoe making. Chaosleon321
Some examples of guilds craft's is shoe making. Chaosleon321
Craft Guilds are associations that share characteristics with labor unions.
Craft guilds made items for the merchant guilds while the merchant sold the items.
Among the oldest guilds were those for stone masons and glass makers. But there were guilds of all sorts, and in guild oriented cities, many or most jobs were involved in the guild structure. There were carpenters' guilds and bakers' guilds and cobblers' guilds. There were even guilds that were entirely female, such as the silk guilds of Paris and Cologne. In time, there were also merchant guilds, in addition to craft guilds. Please use the link below for more information.
Guilds
merchant guild would buy merch and then sell while craft guilds would sell the stuff they made i think...
The trade people formed guilds to protect the interests of people who worked in a particular trade or craft.
The craft guilds controlled the quality and quantity of production. Guilds protected the town's merchants and craftspeople from having to compete with those from outside the town.
In Medieval England, tradesmen in the same craft joined a local guild. This guild acted like a modern union in many ways. All tradesmen were required to join their respective guilds. The guilds also provided training for apprentices who were accepted into their programs.
Merchant Guilds