Tanners and cobblers in a medieval or fantasy town: how many, and where
About one household of tanners and cobblers for every 490 townspeople. Counted as masters and heads of household: journeymen, apprentices and servants come on top. The Paris tax roll of 1292 names 450 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 masons and carpenters and physicians and healers.
| Townspeople | Households |
|---|---|
| 3,000 | 6 |
| 10,000 | 21 |
| 40,000 | 82 |
| 150,000 | 310 |
More of them where
- the town makes leatherwork (2 times as many)
Where they work
Tanners and dyers: downstream, so as not to foul the water the town drinks. The districts of a town
Hear it
- Tanners and cobblers: Animal Skinning (Loop) (on Patreon, Guardian tier)
- Tanners and dyers: Busy Medieval Industrial District (on Patreon, Guardian tier)
Other trades
Smiths, Weavers and fullers, Masons and carpenters, Potters, Glassmakers, Goldsmiths, Shipwrights, Chandlers
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