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    STUDIA HISTORIA - Issue no. 1 / 2015  
         
  Article:   CRAFTSMANSHIP IN A MEDIEVAL FRANCISCAN FRIARY. A MEDIEVAL BRONZE WORKSHOP EXCAVATED AT THE TÎRGU MUREŞ (MAROSVÁSÁRHELY) FRANCISCAN FRIARY.

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  Abstract:  This study aims to assess the economic role played by the Mendicants and their adaptability to the urban and economic context of Central and Eastern Europe. The main focus will be on the Franciscan friary from Tîrgu Mureş. It is thanks to several archaeological excavations that a rich material concerning the economic activities the friary was engaged in has been unearthed. They undoubtedly prove the existence of several workshops that functioned within and in close connection with the convent. Moreover, the detailed analysis of the economic life of Tîrgu Mureş friary helped reveal the impact the Franciscans made on the development of this market-town in the late Middle Ages.

Key words: Franciscan friary, workshops, archaeological material, market town, urban economy
 
         
     
         
         
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