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Pick A ProfessionActing Main Page Street Etiquette | Stage Presence | Pick a Name | Pick a Profession  Hans Sachs, writing in 1568, selected this list of "All the Trades on the Earth": Doctor; Apothecary; Astronomer; Procurator (or Proctor, this is a kind of legalAgent or Representative); Typefounder; Engraver (for printing, not to decorate items); Blockcutter (for block printing); Paperer; Bookprinter; Illuminator; Bookbinder; Painter (portraits and landscapes); Glazier; Glasspainter; stamper); Goldbeater; Peddler; Bagger; Belter; Thonger (maker of leather strapsor laces); Butcher; Hunter; Cook; Miller; Baker; Farmer; Beerbrewer; Falconer; Tailor; Furrier; Dyer; Weaver; Hatter; Shoemaker; Barber; Dentist; "Bather" (owner of a bath); Bellfounder; Thimbler; Tanner; Spectaclesmaker; Brushbinder;Combmaker; Fabricshearer (trims the nap and makes pleats for customers); Locksmith; Compasssmith; Knifesmith; Spurrer; Coppersmith; Gunsmith; Clockmaker; Redsmith (brass); Nailer; Scythesmith; Armorer; Smith (blacksmith); Basinbeater; Bellmaker (these are the little bells that go on sleighs and clothing, as opposed to the large civic bells cast by the Bellfounder); Bronzefounder; Needler; Mailmaker; Bowyer; Balancemaker; Lanternmaker; Saddler; Potter; Mirrorer; Grinder (knife sharpener); Stonecutter; Bricker (brick baker,not mason); Carpenter; Joiner; Wagoner; Cooper; Woodturner; Gunstocker; Parchmenter; Siever; Roper; Ship's Captain; Fisher; Oilmaker; Vintner; Singer; Wiredrawer; Pinmaker; Lutemaker; Miner; Organist; Harper; Lutenist; Fiddler (this is an unfair translation, "Geiger" is applied to any player of bowed and stringed instruments); Piper; Drummer; Tapestrymaker; Fool for Money; Gluttonous Fool; Buffoon; Fool. *The Book of Trades* by Jost Amman and Hans Sachs, with an introduction by Benjamin A. Rifkin. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. 1973. (reprint of *Eygentliche Beschreibung Aller Staende auff Erden...*, Frankfurt am Main: 1568) A truly incredible list of medieval occupations is available in Bertil
Thuresson. *Middle English Occupational Terms*. Nendeln/Liechtenstein: KrausReprint, 1968.
(reprint of Lund: C.W.K. Gleerup, 1950. from the Lund Studiesin English). This beauty made
the circuit of the College of Arms a few years ago, and might be available through a good
Herald. I can't begin to list the 240 pages worth of material available there. |
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