Oficios artesanales en Ávila (siglo XV)
ISSN: 1889-0709
Year of publication: 2020
Issue: 13
Pages: 33-56
Type: Article
More publications in: Cuadernos del Instituto de Historia de la Lengua
Abstract
This article examines the lexicon of the trades and professions from a corpus of 15th century documents in the region of Ávila (Spain). After describing the corpus, it is explained how participants are presented in these documents and then trades and professions are explained. In the second part, the apprenticeship contracts' lexis is presented, along with a short inventory dealing with junior trades' everyday clothing. Lastly, there is a revision of a few documents related with construction and goldsmith contracts, with focus on technical terms, some of which have been lost, others preserved to this day, and some can be found in documentations.