Bone, Antler, Ivory and Horn: The Technology of Skeletal Materials Since the Roman Period

By Arthur MacGregor

Book Overview

This is a comprehensive account which reviews over fifty categories of artefact. The book starts with a consideration of the formation, morphology and mechanical properties of the materials and illuminates characteristics concerning working with them. Following chapters discuss the organisation of the industry and trade in such items. Originally published in 1985.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138814172
• ISBN13: 9781138814172
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.7"