The guilds at Příbram in the 16th to 18th Century

The subject of the thesis "The guilds at Příbram at the 16th to 18th century" is the analysis of guilds that originated and were founded by craftsmen in 16th to 18th century. The first part of thesis deals with the origins of guilds generally in Bohemia, their structure, activities and mission and also concentrates on guild's judiciary. The second part is focused on guild's articles, issued by each of the craft guilds, which provide basic information about the internal structure and functioning of the guild's organization and further details of the legislative acts of the Emperor Charles VI. in the form of general guild's patent and general guild's articles. The last part focuses on the individual guilds in the town Příbram since their establishment in 16th century to 18th century until their cancellation by the new issued trade regulations in 1859, when the guilds were transformed into new trade communities