I think so? Libraries certainly existed, so there’s that. Workshops existed, even if they were less industrialized/more artisanal. The only novelty might be that the two should be in the same place.
Then again, libraries of old apparently were used for a lot more than just books/scrolls, and trade guilds must have needed written materials often enough… Maybe the modern makerspace is a reinvention of an old concept? I have no idea.
I think so? Libraries certainly existed, so there’s that. Workshops existed, even if they were less industrialized/more artisanal. The only novelty might be that the two should be in the same place.
Then again, libraries of old apparently were used for a lot more than just books/scrolls, and trade guilds must have needed written materials often enough… Maybe the modern makerspace is a reinvention of an old concept? I have no idea.