Trabajo y aprendizaje en los hospitales de la Baja Edad Media. Aproximación comparativa entre Barcelona, Milán, Nápoles y Siena

Abstract

Large urban hospitals are a privileged observatory for studying labour, apprenticeships and wages. In the late Middle Ages these institutions were loci where various types of working relationships were tested. The goal of this first comparative study is twofold: first, to schematically draw and describe how the staff of large hospitals in four European cities was typically structured and organised; secondly, it aims to highlight the broad spectrum of salaries, professional specializations and working conditions among the different categories of hospital workers.