![]() ![]() ![]() Some carpenters were permanently attached to a wealthy person such as a nobleman or a king. These were created by a carpenter who could earn a very good wage from his occupation. They were important during the medieval ages as many important objects such as utensils, furniture, wagons, building structures required wooden parts and frameworks These would be responsible for harvesting the wax from the bees and using it to create candles.Ĭarpenters created useful products out of wood. Although most towns had their own candlemakers, notable estates of noblemen retained their own candlemakers. They would be used at homes, churches, outdoor feasts, and in greater abundance on special occasions.Ī candlemaker was the one who made these candles. ![]() The Calimala imported woolen cloth from France and other regions and used highly skilled techniques in which the cloth was dyed, stretched, fulled, calendared, and finished.Ĭandlemakers were kept busy in medieval cities, towns, and villages as they offered an essential product to light medieval people’s homes and businesses.Ĭandles were primarily used for illumination during the medieval period. The Calimala were an elite guild of cloth finishers that were based in Florence in Italy which became a very powerful city under the ‘House of Medici’. Like hats, belts were very popular in medieval times, belt makers were in demand to make a variety of belts for common people and nobilityīelt makers used a variety of cutting tools, skiving knives, and hole punches. Bells also required fine tuning so that they would hit the correct pitch and harmonies required. Specialist medieval craftsmen had to be very skilled to produce large quality bells that were cast in moulds. In doing so, the smith used an anvil and a hammer to shape and forge various tools first melting into liquid form.īell Founders made bells of all types, bells were in high demand during medieval times for many buildings such as Churches and Clocktowers. ![]() Such tools were used in warfare, farming, and a variety of other skilled occupations such as *Horse Shoes *Door Knockers *Metal Gates *Armour * Weapons *Tools * Torture DevicesĪ medieval Blacksmith is at work using a forge and heat to mold the blade of a medieval weaponĪ blacksmith would forge such tools in his workshop. Nearly all areas of life used iron and steel products and tools at the time. The carpenter and blacksmith were one of the most important occupations in the medieval period. A variety of materials and mediums were used by artists during the medieval era. Some like Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci were also commissioned to work on public works. They would be commissioned to create portraits of such persons for which they were handsomely rewarded. Artists usually worked in the service of famous and wealthy persons. In the medieval period, an artist was typically someone who would paint a likeness of a person. Medieval Jobs & Occupations *Important Medieval Craftsmen List Artist Craftsmen had to complete long apprenticeships, after which they became journeymen.Ĭraftsmen commonly joined a Guild and could become masters of their trade by completing a ‘masterpiece’ work that was accepted by the Guild as being worthy of a master craftsman. Medieval craftsmen were skilled workers who made important products that were needed in medieval villages, towns, and cities and also for warfare. Medieval Jobs *Skilled Craftsmen Jobs *General Swordsmith (Specialist Smith who Forged Swords).There were also many Medieval Jobs directly related to warfare activities such as Medieval Jobs *Craftsmen Important Trades During Medieval Times Wheelwright (Made and Repaired Cart Wheels).Locksmith (Made Various Locks and Keys).Blacksmith (Made Horse Shoes and Many Important Items).Medieval Jobs *Manor Estate Related Jobs Types The Medieval period was dominated by the working of the land and revolved around the manor estates owned by the ‘Lord of the Manor in countryside estates. ![]()
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