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The Economics of the Roman Stone Trade (Paperback)
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The Economics of the Roman Stone Trade (Paperback)
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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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