Feeding the Byzantine city : the archaeology of consumption in the eastern Mediterranean, ca. 500-1500 / edited by Joanita Vroom.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vroom, Joanita, editor.

Series:

Medieval and Post-Medieval Mediterranean archaeology series ; 5.

Medieval and post-medieval Mediterranean archaeology (MPMAS) ; V

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Byzantine Empire--Civilization.

Byzantine Empire.

Consumption (Economics)--Mediterranean Region--History--To 1500.

Consumption (Economics).

Mediterranean Region--Antiquities.

Mediterranean Region.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Mediterranean Region.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Physical Description:

350 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout : Brepols [2023]

Summary:

This book offers new and innovative perspectives on the archaeology of consumption in Byzantine cities and their hinterlands. Case-studies range from towns in eastern Macedonia, north-western and central Greece, and Crete to urban centres in Serbia, Bulgaria and western Turkey. The archaeological data and historical insights presented in this volume are always of great interest, often exciting, and more than once outright astonishing. The commodities discussed in the volume are dated between the 6th and the 16th century CE and include pottery (e.g., glazed table wares, amphorae, cooking pots, storage jars), textile fragments, metal objects, bronze and golden jewellery, marble carved slabs and columns. 'Feeding the City' sheds compelling light on a world which was much more complex and interconnected than has often been assumed, which makes it essential reading for scholars and a larger audience alike.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9782503605661

2503605664

OCLC:

1371244422