The "Book of Crafts" of Paris (Livre des métiers) demonstrates the exceptional varietyof highly specialized crafts, the multiplicity of social and professional traditions formedby the 13th century, and the variability of approaches to resolving complex issues oforganizing the activities of artisans and merchants in a medieval metropolis. The authorsingles out the set of information of the "Book of Crafts" about apprentices andvocational training, which was exceptional in terms of volume and content; studies thegeneral quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the set on apprenticeship in theParisian statutes. The training in the 13th century almost completely included the nextstage of professionalization like gaining experience, and the end of apprenticeshipdidnot end with a professional test, which sometimes arose when an apprentice became ateacherhimself. The author emphasizes the fundamental value of apprenticeshipin thesystem of admission to the profession and the exceptional importance of the attitudetowards vocational training reflected in the Parisian registers for the history of themedieval craft. © 2022 Ltd "Integration: Education and Science". All rights reserved.
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