Economics of the Roman Stone Trade

Name: Economics of the Roman Stone Trade
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By Ben Russell

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The use of stone in vast quantities is a ubiquitous and defining feature of the material culture of the Roman world. In this volume, Russell provides a new and wide-ranging examination of the production, distribution, and use of carved stone objects throughout the Roman world, including how enormous quantities of high-quality white and polychrome marbles were moved all around the Mediterranean to meet the demand for exotic material. The long-distance supply of materials for artistic and architectural production, not to mention the trade in finished objects like statues and sarcophagi, is one of the most remarkable features of the Roman world. Despite this, it has never received much attention in mainstream economic studies. Focusing on the market for stone and its supply, the administration, distribution, and chronology of quarrying, and the practicalities of stone transport, Russell offers a detailed assessment of the Roman stone trade and how the relationship between producer and customer functioned even over considerable distances.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 472
Release Date:: 2019-10-15
Publication Date:: 2019-10-15
Publisher:: OXFORD UNIV PR
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0198841752
ISBN13:: 9780198841753
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 711 g
Height:: 15.6 cm
Width:: 23.4 cm
Thickness:: 2.5 cm

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