Technologies of Learning. Apprenticeship in Antwerp Guilds from the 15th Century to the end of the Ancien Regime

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Technologies of Learning examines the organisation and evolution of apprenticeship within the guilds of Antwerp from the fifteenth century to the end of the Ancien Régime. Bert De Munck analyses how practical knowledge, technical skills and professional expertise were transmitted through guild structures and explores the social, economic and cultural dimensions of vocational training. Drawing on extensive archival research, the book offers new insights into the relationship between education, labour, craftsmanship and urban development, making it an important contribution to the study of guilds, urban history and early modern Europe.