Bringing in the Sheaves : Economy and Metaphor in the Roman World

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shaw, Brent D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Wheat > Harvesting.
Manners and customs.
Labor.
Economic history.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
Romains > Agriculture > Afrique du Nord > Biographies.
Travail > Rome > Histoire.
Ble > Recolte > Aspect economique > Rome > Histoire.
Ble > Recolte > Aspect social > Rome > Histoire.
Ble > Recolte > Rome > Histoire.
Romans > Agriculture > Africa, North > Biography.
Labor > Rome > History.
Wheat > Harvesting > Economic aspects > Rome > History.
Wheat > Harvesting > Social aspects > Rome > History.
Wheat > Harvesting > Rome > History.
Rome (Empire)
North Africa.
Rome > Conditions economiques.
Afrique du Nord > Histoire > Jusqu'à 647.
Rome > Economic conditions.
Rome > Social life and customs.
Africa, North > History > To 647.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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