{"product_id":"9781785704178","title":"Aspects of Industry in Roman Yorkshire and the North","description":"At the frontiers of the Roman Empire, military settlements had  a profound influence on local crafting traditions. Legions were  not just fighting units - they contained a large number of  craftsmen, and the fortress would have been a centre of  manufacturing activity. A timber legionary fortress, for example,  required vast numbers of nails, many of which would have been  made by legionary smiths on site, and an army of thousands would  require many more pots, shoes and tents than could be produced by  local domestic potters and leather workers. But can all  developments in local craft and industry be seen as a result of  the appearance of the Roman army? The ten papers in this volume  focus on craft production in Roman Yorkshire, and the evidence  for the role of the army in local manufacturing activities.  Several papers examine broad questions surrounding the  organisation and scale of production in urban and rural areas.  Others consider the local evidence for individual materials and  production processes, including those associated with pottery,  glass, copper alloys, non-ferrous metals, leather, jet, and  building stone.","brand":"Oxbow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168233341168,"sku":"9781785704178","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781785704178_p0.jpg?v=1763728438","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781785704178","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}