“This particular guild was home to 75 of the best thieves, assassins, and cutthroats in Europe.”

“As they entered the guildhall, he saw the guild master standing over the altar and turning the pages of an old, dusty book very quickly.”

“Back in Utrecht, he was admitted to the saddlers ' guild, to which painters then belonged.”

“The guildhall served as the central hub for members of the merchant guild to convene, discuss business matters, and hold important meetings in the heart of the medieval town.”

“Another guildhall, the Wool Hall, built for St Mary's Guild, is incorporated in the Swan Hotel.”

“In 1359 Orcagna signed a large and elaborate tabernacle for the chapel of the Florentine guildhall, Or San Michele.”

“A guildsman could not sell wool retail to strangers nor go into partnership with a man outside the guild.”

“It's an idea that has the whiff of something old-fashioned about it, like a guildsman working at their craft, rather than an office worker clocking in and out.”

“Gunnery was a closed corporation, and the gunner himself a guildsman.”

“His banquets or meetings of officers, of sharpshooters and guildsmen, are the most interesting of his works.”

“The tocsin therefore was sounded and the hosts of guildsmen and burghers marched out to attack the enemy.”

“The movement that led up to it had arisen amongst the guildsmen as well as the churchmen and the nobles of the preceding century.”

“The destitute depended on begging, soup kitchens run by monks and nuns, and alms distributed by guilds, confraternities, and urban hospitals.”

“Local homeowners organized Arts and Crafts guilds for the production of furniture, pottery, metal, and leatherwork for their own homes.”

“We document relative abundances, habitat preferences, and foraging guilds for the members of the bird community.”