A craft is a pastime or an occupation requiring particular skills and professional work knowledge. In a historical sense, particularly in the Middle Ages and earlier, the term is usually applied to people occupied in small scale production of goods, or their maintenance, for example, by tinkers. The traditional term craftsman is nowadays often replaced by artisan and by the craftsperson.
Historically, the more specialized crafts with high-value products tended to concentrate in urban centers and formed guilds. The skill required by their professions and the need to be permanently involved in the exchange of goods often demanded a generally higher level of education. Craftsmen were usually in a more privileged position than the peasantry in the societal hierarchy. The households of craftsmen were not as self-sufficient as those of people engaged in agricultural work and therefore had to rely on the exchange of goods. Some crafts, especially in pottery, woodworking, and various stages of textile production, could be practiced part-time by those also working in agriculture and often formed part of village life.
When an apprentice finished his apprenticeship, he became a journeyman searching for a place to set up his shop and make a living. After he set up his shop, he could then call himself a master of his craft.
This stepwise approach to the mastery of a craft, which includes the attainment of some education and skill, has survived in some countries until today. But crafts have undergone profound structural changes since and during the era of the Industrial Revolution. The mass production of goods by large-scale industry has little crafts to market segments in which industry's modes of functioning or its mass-produced goods do not satisfy the preferences of potential buyers. As an outcome of these changes, craftspeople today increasingly use semi-finished components or materials and adapt them to their customers' requirements or demands. Thus, they participate in a particular division of labor between industry and craft.
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Historically, the more specialized crafts with high-value products tended to concentrate in urban centers and formed guilds. The skill required by their professions and the need to be permanently involved in the exchange of goods often demanded a generally higher level of education. Craftsmen were usually in a more privileged position than the peasantry in the societal hierarchy. The households of craftsmen were not as self-sufficient as those of people engaged in agricultural work and therefore had to rely on the exchange of goods. Some crafts, especially in pottery, woodworking, and various stages of textile production, could be practiced part-time by those also working in agriculture and often formed part of village life.
When an apprentice finished his apprenticeship, he became a journeyman searching for a place to set up his shop and make a living. After he set up his shop, he could then call himself a master of his craft.
This stepwise approach to the mastery of a craft, which includes the attainment of some education and skill, has survived in some countries until today. But crafts have undergone profound structural changes since and during the era of the Industrial Revolution. The mass production of goods by large-scale industry has little crafts to market segments in which industry's modes of functioning or its mass-produced goods do not satisfy the preferences of potential buyers. As an outcome of these changes, craftspeople today increasingly use semi-finished components or materials and adapt them to their customers' requirements or demands. Thus, they participate in a particular division of labor between industry and craft.
Please choose your desired fantastic craft wallpaper and set it as a lock screen or home screen to give your phone an outstanding appearance.
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