coral fishers
- Scope note
- Historically, a specialization of the fisherman occupation, harvesters of coral who brought raw coral to workshops where it would be processed in a variety of ways to sell as jewelry or for other uses in a global coral trade centered in Italy. In the late Medieval and early modern Mediterranean this was a specific occupation, often with its own guild (in places such as Genoa).
- Date of creation: 06-May-2024
Accepted term: 06-May-2024