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Bringing in the sheaves : economy and metaphor in the Roman world / Brent D. Shaw.
De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shaw, Brent D., author.
- Series:
- Robson classical lectures.
- Robson Classical Lectures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wheat--Harvesting--Rome--History.
- Wheat.
- Wheat--Harvesting--Social aspects--Rome--History.
- Wheat--Harvesting--Economic aspects--Rome--History.
- Labor--Rome--History.
- Labor.
- Romans--Agriculture--Africa, North--Biography.
- Romans.
- Africa, North--History--To 647.
- Africa, North.
- Rome--Social life and customs.
- Rome.
- Rome--Economic conditions.
- Genre:
- History.
- Biographies.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (478 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The work features an edition of the reaper inscription, and a commentary on it. It is also lavishly illustrated to demonstrate the important iconic and pictorial dimensions of the story.
- Contents:
- 1. Under the Burning Sun
- 2. Primus in arvis/First in the Fields
- 3. Sickle and Scythe/Man and Machine
- 4. The Grim Reapers
- 5. Blade of Vengeance
- Appendix 1. Harvesting contracts from Roman Egypt and Italy
- Appendix 2.: The Maktar harvester inscription : text and commentary
- Appendix 3. The Gallo-Roman reaping machines : iconographic data.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-6160-7
- 1-4426-6159-3
- OCLC:
- 958578469
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