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    This document provides information about medieval stonemasons. It describes their duties as highly skilled craftsmen who performed the roles of architect, builder, designer, and engineer. It notes they were upper-class peasants and lived in thatched homes, wearing tunics and aprons while working with tools in their belts. The document also includes possible medieval stonemason names and notes they did not build their own homes but played an important role in medieval society and architecture since the beginning of civilization.

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    This document provides information about medieval stonemasons. It describes their duties as highly skilled craftsmen who performed the roles of architect, builder, designer, and engineer. It notes they were upper-class peasants and lived in thatched homes, wearing tunics and aprons while working with tools in their belts. The document also includes possible medieval stonemason names and notes they did not build their own homes but played an important role in medieval society and architecture since the beginning of civilization.

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    This document provides information about medieval stonemasons. It describes their duties as highly skilled craftsmen who performed the roles of architect, builder, designer, and engineer. It notes they were upper-class peasants and lived in thatched homes, wearing tunics and aprons while working with tools in their belts. The document also includes possible medieval stonemason names and notes they did not build their own homes but played an important role in medieval society and architecture since the beginning of civilization.

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    Duties and Responsibilities

    • Highly skilled
    craftsman
    • Combined roles of
    architect, builder,
    designer, and an
    engineer
    • Not a monk
    • Yes they were
    important
    Clothing

    • Apron
    • Tunic
    • Stocking
    • Belt with tools
    Live and Sleep
    • Wattle and Daub homes
    • Roofs made of straw
    • Lime protected homes from rain
    Position in the feudal
    system
    • Upper class peasant
    Four Possible Character
    Names
    • Dickon *
    • Lancelot
    • Tobias
    • Bartholomew *
    2 surprising facts
    • That they were upper
    class peasants
    • They didn’t make
    there own houses
    Role exist today
    • Yes
    • Since the beginning
    of civilization
    Bibliography
    • Cels, Marc. Life On A Medieval Manor (Medieval World). New York: Crabtree
    Publishing Company, 2005.

    • Elliott, Lynne. Clothing in the Middle Ages (Medieval World). New York: Crabtree
    Publishing Company, 2004.

    • "Introduction." Introduction. 28 May 2009


    <http://sites.google.com/site/medievaltimeswebquest/Home>.

    • Mason, the Master. "Medieval Masons." History Learning Site. 28 May 2009
    <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_masons.htm>.

    • "Mr. Bates's Classroom Web Site." Mr. Bates's Classroom Web Site. 28 May 2009
    <http://www.markbates.ca/>.

    • "NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Stonemason." NationMaster - World Statistics,


    Country Comparisons. 28 May 2009
    <http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Stonemason>.
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