The Roman Object Revolution : Objectscapes and Intra-Cultural Connectivity in Northwest Europe /

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This book explores a major step-change in Eurasian history: the revolutionary boom in standardised objects at the start of the Roman era. The far-reaching impacts of this revolution are addressed through an examination of the circulation and selections of thousands of standardized pots and brooches,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pitts, Martin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Standardization.
Classical antiquities.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Normalisation > Rome.
Antiquites greco-romaines > Normes.
Standardization > Rome.
Classical antiquities > Standards.
Rome (Empire)
Northern Europe.
Europe, Northern > Antiquities, Roman.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Tables
  • Preface
  • 1 Standardised objects as historical agents
  • 2 The roles of objects in later Iron Age societies
  • 3 The object revolution in northwest Europe
  • 4 Objectscapes, cityscapes, and colonial encounters
  • 5 Local elites, imperial culture, and provincial objectscapes
  • 6 Historical change and the Roman inter-artefactual domain
  • References
  • Appendices

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