What is a masterpiece in the Middle Ages and what does it mean now?

This concept is completely inextricably linked with the concepts of “workshop”, “master”. In the Middle Ages, in order to open a workshop, it was necessary to recognize the workshop. The workshop was an association of craftsmen on the basis of the similarity of professions. At that time, these were kind of corporations. Guilds protected their members from competition. To enter the workshop, it was necessary to have a workshop, pay a considerable amount of entrance funds to the workshop, and present a masterpiece to society. It had to be a perfectly executed product, a sample of its products. In the modern world, this is something unique, unsurpassed.