What was a guild and why did it matter for artisans?

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What was a guild and why did it matter for artisans?

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Guilds are defined as associations of craftsmen and merchants which together form a social and business organisation in order to promote the economic interests of their member as well as to provide protection and mutual aid. They were growing as an organisation throughout Europe between eleventh and sixteenth centuries. 

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