Chapter 10 briefly surveys pre-industrial presses used for purposes other than oil and wine production. This is followed by a survey of the press types which appear in different parts of the Mediterranean. While much of this volume concentrates on the archaeological and other evidence, Chapter 11 is a geographer's analysis of this information. In his concluding remarks Frankel seeks to trace not only the distribution and development of the presses but the information this provides about the people who used them. The volume is extensively illustrated in black and white.
Photographs record both installations still in use and the archaeological remains of installations.
Diagrams demonstrate the principle behind the different press types as well as detailing press parts and site layouts. Maps are used to record the distribution of the different installation types. Unfortunately Figure 37 has been printed upside down. The illustrations are a valuable resource in understanding presses and their remains. The CD-ROM has allowed the publisher to provide three additional important but long appendices.