ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the journey from early organization to fully established professional bodies, starting with one of the best-documented and fully functioning examples of the mediaeval craft guild system in Renaissance Florence. Although buildings in England had long been designed and built by a range of master masons and carpenters working in the craft tradition, there was little sense of deliberate authorship, enabling scholarly input on new styles in building or supervising either the works or the monies spent. Unlike 'architect', which has always been reasonably well understood and has a relatively limited range of meanings, the term 'surveyor', right from its initial use by Fitzherbert, was capable of being attached to almost anyone who was involved in the management, sale and development of land, property and buildings. Surveying had its roots in estate management and stewardship, legal services, design and construction, measuring and cartography.
