Making textiles in pre-Roman and Roman times people, places, identities

Textile production is an economic necessity that has confronted all societies in the past. While most textiles were manufactured at a household level, valued textiles were traded over long distances and these trade networks were influenced by raw material supply, labour skills, costs, as well as by...

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Otros Autores: Gleba, Margarita (-), Pásztókai-Szeoke, Judit
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, UK ; Oakville, CT : Oxbow Books 2013.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Ancient textiles series ; v.13.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Textile production is an economic necessity that has confronted all societies in the past. While most textiles were manufactured at a household level, valued textiles were traded over long distances and these trade networks were influenced by raw material supply, labour skills, costs, as well as by regional traditions. This was true in the Mediterranean regions and Making Textiles in pre-Roman and Roman times explores the abundant archaeological and written evidence to understand the typological and geographical diversity of textile commodities. Beginning in the Iron Age, the volume examines t.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9781842179024
9781842179000