Editing Vilnius (section)

===Crafts===
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| image1 = Didžioji monstrancija.tif
| caption1 = The Great [[Monstrance]], commissioned in Vilnius in 1535 by [[Albertas Goštautas]], is one of [[central Europe]]'s largest.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lobyno vertybės |url=https://www.katedra.lt/lobynas/vertybes/ |website=katedra.lt |access-date=21 February 2021 |language=lt}}</ref>
| alt1 = An ornate gold monstrance
| image2 = Lithuania 1616 10 Ducats (reverse).jpg
| caption2 = Reverse of [[Sigismund III Vasa]]'s 10-[[ducat]] gold coin, struck in the [[Vilnius Mint]] in 1616, with the [[coat of arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] and the [[privy mark]]s of the [[Podskarbi|Grand Treasurer of Lithuania]], [[Hieronim Wołłowicz]]
| alt2 = Detailed reverse of a gold coin
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Iron tools, weapons, [[brass]], [[glass]] and [[silver]] jewelry have been produced in present-day Lithuania since the first century.<ref name="amatai">{{cite web |title=Amatai |url=https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/amatai/ |website=vle.lt |access-date=21 February 2021 |language=lt}}</ref> [[Pottery]] wood products, and [[weaving]] became widespread in the second and fourth centuries. During the [[feudalism|feudal]] era, home [[crafts]] were components of a [[subsistence economy]]. During the 13th and 14th centuries, crafts became a branch of the economy separate from agriculture. The Grand Dukes of Lithuania promoted the development of crafts in cities, and weaving, shoemaking, fur-making and other crafts predominated. With the early-14th-century introduction of foreign artisans, the development of crafts accelerated; crafts and trade stimulated the growth of Vilnius and other Lithuanian cities. In the 14th and 15th centuries, crafts were specialized (especially the production of tools, household items, fabrics, clothing, weapons, and jewelry); [[workshop]]s were established which trained and defended the interests of craftspeople. Production of fine [[glassware]] began, [[goldsmithing]] was developed, and the level of pottery and weaving rose during the 16th century, and the 1529 and 1588 Statutes of Lithuania identify 25 crafts.<ref name="amatai"/> European goldsmiths worked in the [[Vilnius Goldsmiths' Workshop]] (established in 1495), which controlled trade in [[precious metal]]s and [[gemstone]]s and served the [[Daugava]] and [[Dnieper]] regions, the [[Catholic Church in Lithuania|Catholic Church]], the Grand Duke, the [[Szlachta|nobility]], and townspeople.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vilniaus auksakalių cechas |url=https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/vilniaus-auksakaliu-cechas/ |website=vle.lt |access-date=21 February 2021 |language=lt}}</ref> The [[Vilnius Mint]], the main [[Mint (facility)|mint]] of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, minted the Lithuanian [[denarius]], [[shilling]]s, [[groschen]], [[thaler]]s, [[ducat]]s, and other coins from 1387 to 1666.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vilniaus monetų kalykla |url=https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/vilniaus-monetu-kalykla/ |website=vle.lt |access-date=21 February 2021 |language=lt}}</ref>

Crafting declined in the second half of the 17th century due to the [[Russo-Polish War (1654–1667)|Russo-Polish War]], and most goods were imported and sold by Lithuanian and Polish nobles. It revived from the second half of the 18th century to the first half of the 19th century, with Vilnius the largest Lithuanian craft center. After the abolition of [[serfdom]], craft schools were established in Lithuanian cities; crafts have prevailed in [[clothing]] manufacturing, goldsmithing, woodworking, food processing, and other fields. Under Soviet occupation, craftspeople worked in [[artel]]s until 1960 and then in [[Combine (enterprise)|combines]]. After independence, crafts were produced by small and medium-sized businesses.<ref name="amatai"/>