Potters in a medieval or fantasy town: how many, and where
About one household of potters for every 4,000 townspeople. Counted as masters and heads of household: journeymen, apprentices and servants come on top. The Paris tax roll of 1292 names 54 of them, for a city of about 220,000 people: only those who paid the taille, so fewer than there were. About as common as millers and fishmongers.
| Townspeople | Households |
|---|---|
| 3,000 | 1 |
| 10,000 | 3 |
| 40,000 | 10 |
| 150,000 | 38 |
More of them where
- the town makes pottery (3 times as many)
Where they work
The fire trades: at the edge, away from roofs that burn. The districts of a town
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Other trades
Smiths, Weavers and fullers, Tanners and cobblers, Masons and carpenters, Glassmakers, Goldsmiths, Shipwrights, Chandlers
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