Departing from traditional guild studies, Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society crosses conventional historiographical boundaries to reconceptualise guild membership as both a structure for complex social relations and identities. With over 18,000 members recorded in the guild’s massive extant archive, the Palmers offer a unique opportunity to investigate the interplay between institutions and individuals in the Middle Ages.
Detail from stained-glass window in the Palmers' Guild Chapel, St Laurence's Church, Ludlow. Copyright: Granpic.
