The economics of the Roman stone trade
By: Ben Russell
Edition: First edition.
Series: Oxford studies on the Roman economy; Oxford studies on the Roman economy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Oxford, United Kingdom; New York, NY, United States of America
Language: eng
Number of pages: 449
ISBN-13: 9780199656394
Subjects: Handelsgeschichte; Steine- und Erdenindustrie; Altertum; Steine- und Erden-Industrie; Stone carving; Stone industry and trade; Ekonomisk historia; Antike; Stenskulpturer; Economic conditions; Historia; Economic history
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-430) and index.
Table of contents: title: qIntroduction; title: The market for stone; title: Quarrying; title: Stone transport; title: Distribution patterns; title: Building and stone supply; title: The sarcophagus trade; title: Statue production; title: Final remarks.