 The "drapers" had their shops on the Rue de la Vieille-Draperie on the Ile de la Cité, while the "pelletiers" were just north of them; the "armorers" north of the Châtelet fortress and east of the Rue Saint-Denis.The vendors of parchment, illuminators and book sellers were found on the Left Bank, near the University, on the Rue de la Parcheminerie, Rue Neuve-Notre-Dame, Rue Eremburg-de-Brie, Rue Écrivains, and Rue Saint-Séverin.The manufacture of cloth was important until the 14th century, but it lost its leading role to competition from other cities and was replaced by crafts which made more finished clothing items