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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810021603321

Autore

Shaw Brent D.

Titolo

Bringing in the sheaves : economy and metaphor in the Roman world / / Brent D. Shaw

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-4426-6160-7

1-4426-6159-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (478 p.)

Collana

Robson Classical Lectures

Classificazione

6,12

FB 4092

NH 8575

Disciplina

331.10937

Soggetti

Wheat - Harvesting - Rome - History

Wheat - Harvesting - Social aspects - Rome - History

Wheat - Harvesting - Economic aspects - Rome - History

Labor - Rome - History

Romans - Agriculture - Africa, North

History

Biographies.

Electronic books.

Africa, North History To 647

Rome Social life and customs

Rome Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.