'Employment and opportunity. The building trade in London, 1450-1600' in C Caviacocchi (ed), L'Edilizia Prima Della Rivoluzione Industriale secc XIII-XVIII

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  • Name Workers / employee & work, women & men

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'Focuses on conditions of work and employment and on the strategies of employers and employees in a changing economic situation [ie in a period of exceptional growth]'. Draws on construction activity in and near Cheapside, in the City of London. Sections include: 'The demographic and physical growth of London, c1450-1600'; 'How demand for new housing was met'; 'The structure of the building trades' - 'Crafts and companies' / 'Unfree workers' / 'Employers, entrepreneurs and workmen'; 'Changing employment practices'