In the 14th century, the ever growing number of handicraft artisans provided goods not only for their direct neighbourhood but also the region they lived in. To defend their valuables, they formed corporate bodies or guilds. Debrecen based goldsmiths and bookbinders were nationally famous.

The wunderkammer (miracle chamber) evolved during the Renaissance from a collections consisting of former rarities and exotic objects. In addition, in a miracle chamber you could found minerals, unique plants, animals and valuable works of applied art, technological wonders, works of art, ethnic, religious and historical monuments, as well.

Guba (wool coat) making masters of Debrecen were known nationwide for their quality coats made of long black wool. The cloth dumps were made of long fur sheep held in the plains of the Hortobágy. Clusters were woven into the wool fabric during, making the coat look like as if it was fur.