| Textile Manufacture in the Northern Roman Provinces Contributor(s): Wild, J. P. (Author), J. P., Wild (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521100518 ISBN-13: 9780521100519 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: This is an important work of reference on a major, but neglected, aspect of Roman technology and economics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 677.009 |
| Series: Cambridge Classical Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.83 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dr Wild has written an account of textile manufacture in the northern and western Roman provinces. He begins with a chapter on ancient textile fibres and their sources including an account of Roman production of wool, silk imports, flax and hemp and experimental fibres such as asbestos. Then he studies methods of fibre preparation and spinning and the tools used by the ancient craftsmen. The main body of Dr Wild's survey is a detailed account of the evidence, archaeological and literary, for Roman looms, and an examination of surviving textiles. The final section considers the problems of Roman industrial cloth-finishing and dyeing. The text is supported by tables of implements, two catalogues of textiles and over 100 illustrations. This is an important work of reference on a major, but neglected, aspect of Roman technology and economics. |
