Making Textiles in Pre-Roman and Roman Times: People, Places, Identities

by Judit Pásztókai-Szeke and Margarita Gleba

Textile production is an economic necessity that has confronted all societies in the past. While most textiles were manufactured at a household level, valued textiles were traded over long distances and these trade networks were influenced by raw material supply, labor skills, costs, as well as by regional traditions. This was true in the Mediterranean regions and Making Textiles in pre-Roman and Roman times explores the abundant archaeological and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1842177672
• ISBN13: 9781842177679
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"