Jewelers are trained in an informal system of apprenticeship, and
the trade often passes from father to son. In small towns and rural
areas, jewelers often work alone, taking responsibility for all
aspects of their craft. In larger cities, jewelers typically labor
in workshops where they specialize in a particular aspect of jewelry
making: molds, granulation, enamel, or kundun, for example. In the
past, jewelry guilds established and maintained the standards and
ethics of the trade. Premodern records suggest that jewelers sometimes
applied their skills to other arts as well, such as sculpture and
architecture.
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