Artefects in Roman Britain

Book

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Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Artefects in Roman Britain

Secondary Title

Their Purpose And Use

Description

Artefacts in Roman Britain is an introduction, aimed primarily at students and general readers, begins by explaining the process of identifying objects of any period or material. A series of themed chapters, written by experts in their particular area of interest, then discusses artefacts from the point of view of their use. The contributors' premise is that every object was designed for a particular purpose, which may have been to satisfy a general need or the specific need of an individual.

Category

Book
Books & Paper

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

books

Dimensions

Width

6-7/8 in

Depth

7/8 in

Length

9-3/4 in

Weight

1-5/8 lb

Book Details

Editor

Lyndsay Allason-Jones

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Date Published

2011

Place Printed

* Untyped Place Printed

United Kingdom

Publication Language

English

Publication Subjects

History / Ancient / General, History / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social Science / Archaeology, Great Britain -- Antiquities, Roman, Material culture -- Great Britain, Romans -- Great Britain, Great Britain -- Antiquities, Roman -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.

ISBN

9780521677523

Notes

376 pages

Web Links and URLs

Cambridge University Press, Google Books including 40 pages preview