Szabó Sarolta (szerk.): Hagyomány és változás a népi kultúrában.(Jósa András Múzeum Kiadványai 58. Nyíregyháza, 2005)

NÉPRAJZ - Petercsák Tivadar: Közbirtokossági épületek Észak-Magyarországon

Tivadar Petercsák: The Buildings of the Joint Tenants in Northern Hungary A typical form of local economic communities is that of the joint tenants, the two major types of which are the joint tenants of noblemen and the joint tenants of the former serves and landless agricultural workers. In Northern Hungary, both the joint tenants of noblemen and peasants had buildings suitable for their agricultural activities. In accordance with the general stratification of mediaeval society, the joint tenants of noblemen had primarily buildings in connection with activities pursued under royal charters (pubs, slaughterhouses, town and village fairs etc.). The rent of these facilities provided the community with a regular income. The joint tenants of the peasants, flourishing from the end of the 19th the middle of the 20th century owned buildings that were related to animal husbandry. In this way, each settlement had a house of shepherds, used as an accommodation by shepherds and cow hands who came from other parts of the country. The bull stables, the summer pens and the storage facilities of fodder were indispensable for breeding live stock. The blacksmiths's workshops served the needs of the peasantry, and a blacksmith's workshop at Verpelét is a fine example of the facilities of this ancient trade.