Schalun

This article deals with woolen fabrics produced according to a certain type and the associated handicraft, for the similar place names see Ruine Schalun or Schalunen

Schalun , also Salun or Schalaun , Salaun is a name from the 15th century that referred to a weaving technique that came from the French town of Châlons-sur-Marne .

history

The term is derived from Chalons, which describes a simply twilled fabric that was initially made in France based on an Asian model.

In the Middle Ages, blanket weavers in the Braunschweig region were known as Schalaunenmacher. There were 58 masters of this trade in the city in 1561, while by 1650 their number had decreased to 7 and by 1671 had increased slightly to 13. The city council gave this craft guild its own guild order in 1594 . Since they used in particular the waste products from the tannery (such as shear wool or animal hair) to make their blankets, there were only seldom disputes with other guilds who also processed wool and linen, such as the linen weavers and the cloth or sheet makers . The exact composition of the fabrics was kept secret and the journeymen were only allowed to visit certain cities, such as Hildesheim, on their hike.

The main products of these craftsmen were blankets and smaller pillowcases (so-called fees). The apprenticeship had already been three years and afterwards two years of journeyman were compulsory before one could be appointed master. For this purpose, the production of a masterpiece was required. In addition to the male employees, there were also so-called squires.

A representative of this trade was the "carpet and shell maker" Boldewin , who ran a workshop in Wolfenbüttel from 1590 to 1617 and previously worked in Halberstadt.

Associated terms

• Schollaewn, Schalaune = fine wool with twill, also a coat or blanket made from it (the identical name for a sleeveless coat, which was also used as school clothing, is derived from the Latin scholana vestis )
• Schalaunde blanket = fine woolen blanket
• Schaläuner, Schaluner, Schalunenmacher or Schalaunenmacher = a craftsman who makes Schalaun, fine woolen blankets

literature

• Werner Spieß : History of the city of Braunschweig in the post-Middle Ages . Two volumes: From the end of the Middle Ages to the end of urban freedom (1491–1671). Waisenhaus-Buchdruckerei und Verlag, Braunschweig 1966, OCLC 7495150 , here Volume 1, pp. 277–288.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Etymology of the New High German Language. Presentation of the German vocabulary in its historical development . Beck, Munich 1921, p. 228 ( archive.org ).
2. ↑ Werner Spieß : History of the city of Braunschweig in the post-Middle Ages . Two volumes: From the end of the Middle Ages to the end of urban freedom (1491–1671). Waisenhaus-Buchdruckerei und Verlag, Braunschweig 1966, OCLC 7495150 , here Volume 1, pp. 277–288.
3. ↑ Smaller conversations-Lexicon: or, auxiliary dictionary… B. Fleischer dem young., Leipzig 1815, p. 147 ( books.google.de ).
4. ↑ R – skewness. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 14 : R - skewness - (VIII). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1893, Sp. 2059 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).