{"product_id":"the-economics-of-the-roman-stone-trade-9780198841753","title":"The Economics of the Roman Stone Trade","description":"The use of stone in vast quantities is a ubiquitous and defining feature of the material culture of the Roman world. In this volume, Russell provides a new and wide-ranging examination of the production, distribution, and use of carved stone objects throughout the Roman world, including how\u003cbr\u003eenormous quantities of high-quality white and polychrome marbles were moved all around the Mediterranean to meet the demand for exotic material. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe long-distance supply of materials for artistic and architectural production, not to mention the trade in finished objects like statues and sarcophagi, is one of the most remarkable features of the Roman world. Despite this, it has never received much attention in mainstream economic studies.\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on the market for stone and its supply, the administration, distribution, and chronology of quarrying, and the practicalities of stone transport, Russell offers a detailed assessment of the Roman stone trade and how the relationship between producer and customer functioned even over\u003cbr\u003econsiderable distances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Russell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198841753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBen Russell, \u003cem\u003eSenior Lecturer in Classical Archaeology, School of History, Classics \u0026amp; Archaeology, University of Edinburgh\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBen Russell is a Senior Lecturer in Classical Archaeology in the School of History, Classics, \u0026amp; Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39932118040691,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1cf9b428-faa9-416d-91a6-e45bf5fdb628.jpg?v=1647790517","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-economics-of-the-roman-stone-trade-9780198841753","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}