Keyword: Luxury

Gold, Silver and Glass: Power Networks, Cultural Identities, Technology Transfers and Agency across the Old World (7th Century BC - 1st Century AD)

ed. St John Simpson

This volume explores how precious materials shaped power, identity and cultural exchange in the ancient world from the 7th century BC to early Roman times. Growing out of the British Museum special exhibition Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece, it brings together new perspectives on technology, value and artistic interaction from Greece to China. READ MORE

Hardback: £80.00 | eBook: £16.00

De luxuria propagata romana aetate. Roman luxury in its many forms

ed. Lluís Pons Pujol et al.

This book focuses on luxonomics, or the economy of luxury in Roman times, and how its study is an element that is essential to understanding the history of the period. Organised in chronological order, the evolution of the luxury economy is divided into areas of consumption, production, and criticism. READ MORE

Paperback: £60.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £9.99