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The economics of the Roman stone trade

First edition.

Russell provides an examination of the production, distribution and use of carved stone objects in the Roman world. Focusing on the market for stone and its supply, he offers an assessment of the practicalities of stone transport and how the relationship between producer and customer functioned even over considerable distances.

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English
Pages
449

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The economics of the Roman stone trade
2013, Oxford University Press
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Table of Contents

qIntroduction
The market for stone
Quarrying
Stone transport
Distribution patterns
Building and stone supply
The sarcophagus trade
Statue production
Final remarks.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-430) and index.

Published in
Oxford, United Kingdom, New York, NY, United States of America
Series
Oxford studies on the Roman economy, Oxford studies on the Roman economy

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
338.477365093763
Library of Congress
HD9621.R662 R87 2013, HC39

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxi, 449 pages
Number of pages
449

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL28392342M
Internet Archive
economicsofroman0000russ
ISBN 10
0199656398
ISBN 13
9780199656394
LCCN
2013945561
OCLC/WorldCat
867827680

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