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The world of the fullo : work, economy, and society in Roman Italy / Miko Flohr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Flohr, Miko.
- Series:
- Oxford Studies on the Roman Economy
- Oxford studies on the roman economy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Textile finishing--Italy.
- Textile finishing.
- Textile industry--Italy.
- Textile industry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (420 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume takes a detailed look at the craftsmen who dealt with high-quality garments in Roman Italy. Using a qualitative analysis of material remains related to economic activities, with a combined study of epigraphic and literary records, it portrays an insightful view of the socio-economic history of urban communities in the Roman world.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The Economy of fulling
- The Rational Workshop
- Fulling and the Urban Environment
- Populating the Fullonica
- Fullones and Roman Society.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 3, 2013).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-299-61057-9
- 0-19-163421-2
- OCLC:
- 864587682
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