Or, he might remind Fromm that the 41 per cent figure is really astonishingly low: after all, the medieval guild system was dedicated to the proposition that 100 per cent of the workers ought to turn out only the average amount ; ;

Anne picked up the towel she was hemming for the hospital guild.

Amos also made it a point that before his calling he was a simple husbandman and that he was not a " professional " prophet of the prophetic guild.

Gropius was not necessarily against Expressionism, and in fact himself in the same 1919 pamphlet proclaiming this " new guild of craftsmen, without the class snobbery ," described " painting and sculpture rising to heaven out of the hands of a million craftsmen, the crystal symbol of the new faith of the future.

From the 14th century, the term was also used for a junior member of a guild ( otherwise known as " yeomen ") or university ; hence, an ecclesiastic of an inferior grade, for example, a young monk or even recently appointed canon ( Severtius, de episcopis Lugdunen-sibus, p. 377, in du Cange ).

Finberg pointed out, however, that a document of 1651 refers to Tavistock's guildhall as Guilehall, so Guilebridge is more likely to be guild bridge, probably because it was built or maintained by one of the town guilds.

A Bremen guild chronicle of 1570 reports that a small tree decorated with " apples, nuts, dates, pretzels and paper flowers " was erected in the guild-house for the benefit of the guild members ' children, who collected the dainties on Christmas Day.

At its origins, a doctorate was simply a qualification for a guild — that of teaching law.

At times, those in the royal kitchens did fall under the guild hierarchy, but it was necessary to find them a parallel appointment based on their skills after leaving the service of the royal kitchens.

This was not uncommon as the Paris cooks ' guild regulations allowed for this movement.

An important result of the guild framework was the emergence of universities at Bologna, Paris, and Oxford around the year 1200 ; they originated as guilds of students as at Bologna, or of masters as at Paris.

According to Viktor Ivanovich Rutenburg, " Within the guild itself there was very little division of labour, which tended to operate rather between the guilds.

The guild was at the center of European handicraft organization into the 16th century.

In the countryside, where guild rules did not operate, there was freedom for the entrepreneur with capital to organize cottage industry, a network of cottagers who spun and wove in their own premises on his account, provided with their raw materials, perhaps even their looms, by the capitalist who took a share of the profits.

The guild was made up by experienced and confirmed experts in their field of handicraft.

After being employed by a master for several years, and after producing a qualifying piece of work, the apprentice was granted the rank of journeyman and was given documents ( letters or certificates from his master and / or the guild itself ) which certified him as a journeyman and entitled him to travel to other towns and countries to learn the art from other masters.

This would typically require the approval of all masters of a guild, a donation of money and other goods ( often omitted for sons of existing members ), and the production of a so-called masterpiece, which would illustrate the abilities of the aspiring master craftsman ; this was often retained by the guild.

The medieval guild was established by charters or letters patent or similar authority by the city or the ruler and normally held a monopoly on trade in its craft within the city in which it operated: handicraft workers were forbidden by law to run any business if they were not members of a guild, and only masters were allowed to be members of a guild.

Two of the most outspoken critics of the guild system were Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith, and all over Europe a tendency to oppose government control over trades in favour of laissez-faire free market systems was growing rapidly and making its way into the political and legal system.

Contained within Economic Sophisms is the famous satirical parable known as the " Candlemakers ' petition " which presents itself as a demand from the candlemakers ' guild to the French government, asking the government to block out the Sun to prevent its unfair competition with their products.

An eponymous bardic guild, known as the Homeridae ( sons of Homer ), or Homeristae (' Homerizers ') appears to have existed there, tracing descent from an ancestor of that name, or upholding their function as rhapsodes or " lay-stitchers " specialising in the recitation of Homeric poetry.

* 1193: the first known merchant guild.

Though little is known of how the priestess was chosen, the Pythia was probably selected, at the death of her predecessor, from amongst a guild of priestesses of the temple.

The first known Norman distillation was carried out by " Lord " de Gouberville in 1554, and the guild for cider distillation was created about 50 years later in 1606.

Wheaton appears in seasons three, four and five of the web series The Guild as Fawkes, the leader for a rival guild known as Axis of Anarchy.

He served as president of the Mexican actor's guild known as Asociación Nacional de Actores ( ANDA, " National Association of Actors ") and as first secretary general of the independent filmworkers ' union Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica ( STPC ).

Since the late 19th century, fairgrounds in the UK have been run by a guild known as the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain.

After a Journeyman has proven himself to his trade's guild ( most guilds are now known by different names ), he may settle down as a Master and work for himself, eventually taking on his own apprentices.

It had an early merchant guild, known as the Guild of St. Nicholas.

It had a merchant guild ( known by the 14th century as the Fraternity or brotherhood of the Trinity ) from the early 13th century and, under royal patronage, was made the chief town of the county later in the same century.

The guild is believed to have been in existence at least as early as 1350, but the earliest official charter known was granted by King Edward IV to his minstrels in 1469.

The statutes of the butchers guild were known as early as 1403 and in the middle of the 15th century the guilds of bakers, shoemakers, tailors, blacksmiths as well as clothiers and fullers were constituted.

Many clubs have been founded in MR, these include: An Art club ( with five divisions for: Visual art, music, dancing, literature and films ), Herranótt acting guild ( the oldest theatric club in northern Europe ), Computer academy and a Nerd club ( which merged and became known as The Academy ), Traveller's club, Sport's club, Riding club, Science club, Novelist club, Chess club and the Rowing club ( which was historically a club for rowing, but is now a male-cheerleading team ).

Its most notable building is the Church of England parish church of Saint John the Baptist, which is known for its merchants ' guild chapel, memorial to Henry VIII's barber-surgeon, Edmund Harman, featuring South American Indians and Kempe stained glass.

After a journeyman has proven himself to his trade's guild ( most guilds are now known by different names ), he may settle down as a master craftsman and work for himself, eventually taking on his own apprentices.

Conjoined twins known as the Octopus control the guild of thieves in their robberies but have become distrustful of Miette and hire One to help the children steal a safe.

What is known is that three main streams of biwa emerged during this time: zato ( the lowest level of the state-controlled guild of blind biwa players ), shifu ( samurai style ), and chofu ( urban style ).

That novel also contains a number of punning references to The Man from U. N. C. L. E .. More subtly, the murder victim, a famous Master Sorcerer named Sir James Zwinge, is named for Randall James Zwinge, better known as the stage magician James Randi ; and the head of the magician's guild is Sir Lyon Gandolphus Gray, whose name is partially a reference to Gandalf from J. R. R.

Kakuichi soon gained the rank of kengyo, the head of guild for the blind, which was known as the shoku-yashiki ; he died in 1371, the peak of heike-biwa.

It is currently ruled by Prince Arutha and Princess Anita, though the sewers under the city are a maze of tunnels known as the Thieves ' Highway and controlled by the Mockers, the thieves ' guild of Krondor, and their mysterious leader, the Upright Man.

It is not known when he finally returned to Antwerp, but his death is recorded in the guild books of that place.

Over the years residents have included immigrant anarchists, conscientious objectors and refugees from the Spanish Civil War, as well as co-operative ventures such as Protheroe's Bakery ( known in the local area for the quality of its bread ), the Cotswold Co-operative Handicraft guild and the Co-operative Gardening Group.