{"product_id":"agricultural-implements-of-the-roman-world-paperback-9780521147576","title":"Agricultural Implements of the Roman World (Paperback) 9780521147576","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAgricultural Implements of the Roman World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book deals with the tools that the Roman world used in farming and with the way they used them.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eK. D. White (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521147576, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 26 August 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e266 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 18.9 x 1.4 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMost of the inhabitants of the Roman world lived by farming. The kinds of farming they practised varied as Roman domination spread north of the Alps. This book deals with the tools they used, in all their variety, and with the way they used them. It describes in detail agricultural implements, both simple and complex, from shovels, spades, saws and sickles to ploughs, harrows and reaping machines. Each description carries full references to the sources of information, including allusions in literature and the evidence of monuments and mosaics. The book ends with a catalogue raisonné of the implements illustrated in the text. The author uses practical knowledge of agriculture, as well as learning, to identify and interpret the objects under examination; this is, literally, scholarship brought down to earth.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotes on the plates\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Description of Manual Implements: 1. Spades and shovels\u003cbr\u003e 2. Mattocks, hoes and axes\u003cbr\u003e 3. Knives, sickles, hooks and scythes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Forks\u003cbr\u003e 5. Saws\u003cbr\u003e 6. Shears\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Description of Machines: 7. Ploughs\u003cbr\u003e 8. Harrows\u003cbr\u003e 9. Drags and threshing machines\u003cbr\u003e 10. Reaping machines\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Catalogue Raisonné of All Implements Illustrated in the Text: Manual implements\u003cbr\u003e Machines\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e General index\u003cbr\u003e List of Greek words\u003cbr\u003e List of Latin words\u003cbr\u003e List of passages cited.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005337817368,"sku":"9780521147576","price":38.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521147576i_aa8b724a-3dd4-43be-b250-fa4fae29a619.jpg?v=1691372490","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/agricultural-implements-of-the-roman-world-paperback-9780521147576","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}