Artful Making: What Managers Need to Know About How Artists Work

■ At what point does a harness made in Hugh’s manufac-

tory cease to be the product of his work, and become an

impersonal object, no part of God’s purpose? At what

point does the work become mere toil, no contribution

to God’s glory or Hugh’s salvation?

■ Finally, to what degree must the craft guild care? If the

armor protects, isn’t that enough?

The Costs and Benefits of

Ancient Making

About making goods for sale, Hugh of Llangyth and others

like him had complex sensibilities different from ours. The

ancient fabricator made unique things one at a time. While the

basic form and purpose of a given product might remain con-

stant (what started out to be a ...