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guilds of Ottoman Jerusalem.
Title:
guilds of Ottoman Jerusalem.
Author:
Cohen, A.
ISBN:
9789047400646
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (314 pages)
Contents:
Table of Contents -- PART ONE: THE GUILDS -- A. A Few Introductory Remarks -- Map of Jerusalem -- B. The Guilds of Jerusalem -- A. Food and drink -- 1. Butchers -- 2. Slaughterers -- 3. Bread supply -- 4. Extractors of sesame oil -- 5. Sweetmeat producers -- 6. Coffee sellers -- B. Municipal services -- 7. Water carriers -- 8. Bathhouse janitors -- 9. Scavengers -- 10. Washers of the dead -- 11-12. Undertakers and diggers -- 13. Tourist guides -- 14. Beauticians -- 15. Physicians -- 16. Veterinarians -- C. Leather goods -- 17. Tanners -- 18. Shoemakers -- 19. Cobblers -- 20. Makers of waterskins -- D. Metal works -- 21. Gold and silversmiths -- 22. Blacksmiths -- 23. Sword makers and knifesmiths -- 24-25. Coppersmiths and tin-platers -- E. Textile production -- 26. Cotton merchants -- 27. Weavers -- 28. Dyers -- 29. Tinters and bleachers -- 30. Cloth printers -- 31. Cloak weavers -- 32. Tailors -- 33. Silk merchants -- 34. Goat-hair weavers -- F. House and household -- 35. Carpenters -- 36. Potters -- 37. Builders -- G. Trade -- 38. Grocers -- 39. Greengrocers -- 40. Spice dealers -- 41. Soap merchants -- 42. Soap porters -- 43. Muleteers -- 44. Bookbinders & booksellers -- 45. Public criers & brokers -- C. Conclusion-Guilds as Harbingers of Civil Society -- PART TWO: DOCUMENTS -- Documents I-XIX -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
This reconstruction of the guilds that functioned in Jerusalem during the Ottoman period draws on the archives of the local court of Muslim Jerusalem, but also includes information on the Jewish and Christan communities. About 50 different guilds are described.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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