Bringing in the sheaves : economy and metaphor in the Roman world / / Brent D. Shaw
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| Autore: |
Shaw Brent D.
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| Titolo: |
Bringing in the sheaves : economy and metaphor in the Roman world / / Brent D. Shaw
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| Pubblicazione: | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2013 |
| ©2013 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (478 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 331.10937 |
| Soggetto topico: | Wheat - Harvesting - Rome - History |
| Wheat - Harvesting - Social aspects - Rome - History | |
| Wheat - Harvesting - Economic aspects - Rome - History | |
| Labor - Rome - History | |
| Romans - Agriculture - Africa, North | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Africa, North History To 647 |
| Rome Social life and customs | |
| Rome Economic conditions | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | History |
| Biographies. | |
| Electronic books. | |
| Classificazione: | 6,12 |
| FB 4092 | |
| NH 8575 | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Bringing in the sheaves |
| ISBN: | 1-4426-6160-7 |
| 1-4426-6159-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910792010703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Robson classical lectures.