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<blockquote data-quote="DaveStebbins" data-source="post: 2340925" data-attributes="member: 1427">The following was quoted from the book specified and it shows a roll call of how many of each type of vendor/service/shop were in Paris in 1292.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Life in a Medieval City&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; by Joseph and Frances Gies, copyright 1969&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; published by Harper &amp; Row, first published by Harper 1981&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ISBN: 0-06-090880-7Here is the appropriate note on the Paris guilds:Preserved in thee taille (tax list) of Paris for the year 1292are the numbers of practitioners of the regulated crafts, by thentotaling 130.&nbsp; The principal ones are:366 shoemakers214 furriers199 maidservants197 tailors151 barbers131 jewelers130 restauranteurs121 old-clothes dealers106 pastrycooks104 masons&nbsp;95 carpenters&nbsp;86 weavers&nbsp;71 chandlers&nbsp;70 mercers (textile merchants)&nbsp;70 coopers&nbsp;62 bakers&nbsp;58 water carriers&nbsp;58 scabbard makers&nbsp;56 wine sellers&nbsp;54 hatmakers&nbsp;51 saddlers&nbsp;51 chicken butchers&nbsp;45 purse makers&nbsp;43 laundresses&nbsp;43 oil merchants&nbsp;42 porters&nbsp;42 meat butchers&nbsp;41 fish merchants&nbsp;37 beer sellers&nbsp;36 buckle makers&nbsp;36 plasterers&nbsp;35 spice merchants&nbsp;34 blacksmiths&nbsp;33 painters&nbsp;29 doctors&nbsp;28 roofers&nbsp;27 locksmiths&nbsp;26 bathers&nbsp;26 ropemakers&nbsp;24 innkeepers&nbsp;24 tanners&nbsp;24 copyists&nbsp;24 sculptors&nbsp;24 rugmakers&nbsp;24 harness makers&nbsp;23 bleachers&nbsp;22 hay merchants&nbsp;22 cutlers&nbsp;21 glove makers&nbsp;21 wood sellers&nbsp;21 woodcarversI've always found it a fascinating resource and hope it appeals to others as well.-Dave</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DaveStebbins, post: 2340925, member: 1427"] The following was quoted from the book specified and it shows a roll call of how many of each type of vendor/service/shop were in Paris in 1292. Life in a Medieval City by Joseph and Frances Gies, copyright 1969 published by Harper & Row, first published by Harper 1981 ISBN: 0-06-090880-7 Here is the appropriate note on the Paris guilds: Preserved in thee taille (tax list) of Paris for the year 1292 are the numbers of practitioners of the regulated crafts, by then totaling 130. The principal ones are: 366 shoemakers 214 furriers 199 maidservants 197 tailors 151 barbers 131 jewelers 130 restauranteurs 121 old-clothes dealers 106 pastrycooks 104 masons 95 carpenters 86 weavers 71 chandlers 70 mercers (textile merchants) 70 coopers 62 bakers 58 water carriers 58 scabbard makers 56 wine sellers 54 hatmakers 51 saddlers 51 chicken butchers 45 purse makers 43 laundresses 43 oil merchants 42 porters 42 meat butchers 41 fish merchants 37 beer sellers 36 buckle makers 36 plasterers 35 spice merchants 34 blacksmiths 33 painters 29 doctors 28 roofers 27 locksmiths 26 bathers 26 ropemakers 24 innkeepers 24 tanners 24 copyists 24 sculptors 24 rugmakers 24 harness makers 23 bleachers 22 hay merchants 22 cutlers 21 glove makers 21 wood sellers 21 woodcarvers I've always found it a fascinating resource and hope it appeals to others as well. -Dave [/QUOTE]

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