IV — The Living Tradition 17

Quality outlives the buyer

Guilds that refused to compromise on materials and joinery saw their work preserved across centuries — while volume workshops faded within a generation.

1,247
Master carvings documented since 1780
+38% archival recovery
Measured across Debar, Samokov, Tryavna and Bansko schools

Surviving works by school

Tryavna
348
Samokov
289
Debar
242
Bansko
198
Unknown
170
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