Mutina was one of the main centers for the wool processing and trading, and, also, for the making of fabrics. These activities, which had a strong influence on the economic life of the city, are documented by the inscriptions, in particular by the Diocletian’s Edict on the prices, and by some literary source. Among these is a verse of Martialis, where, far from a simple literary topos, the Latin poet ironically claims that even a humble fullo in Mutina has enriched himself so much as to pay the expenses for a munus in the amphitheater. The archaeological investigations have identified two manufactories, one of which is certainly a fullonica, used for the wool processing. They are located immediately outside the city, in a geographically favorable position, close to via Aemilia and to the most important grazing lands

La lavorazione dei tessuti e la dislocazione degli impianti in una città dell’Aemilia: il caso di Mutina

Buonopane, Alfredo;
2018-01-01

Abstract

Mutina was one of the main centers for the wool processing and trading, and, also, for the making of fabrics. These activities, which had a strong influence on the economic life of the city, are documented by the inscriptions, in particular by the Diocletian’s Edict on the prices, and by some literary source. Among these is a verse of Martialis, where, far from a simple literary topos, the Latin poet ironically claims that even a humble fullo in Mutina has enriched himself so much as to pay the expenses for a munus in the amphitheater. The archaeological investigations have identified two manufactories, one of which is certainly a fullonica, used for the wool processing. They are located immediately outside the city, in a geographically favorable position, close to via Aemilia and to the most important grazing lands
2018
978887228851-1
Roman Textile, Roman workshop, Roman Mutina, Roman Aemilia
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