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Contains: M C Bishop (pp 1-42), The military fabrica and the production of arms in the early Principate; C van Driel-Murray (43-81), The production and supply of military leatherwork in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD: a review of the archaeological evidence; J Oldenstein (82-94), Manufacture and supply of the Roman army with bronze fittings [private firms and military's own fabricae]; L Allason-Jones (95-108), 'Bell-shaped studs'? [lock-plate attachments, etc]; Julian Bennett (109-16), A chased cheek-piece from Stanwix; Michel Feugère (117-41), Nouvelles observations sur les cabochons de bronze estampés du cingulum romain [iconography and distribution suggest Besançon official workshop: given to soldiers as propaganda; 10 British sites]; John Paddock (142-59), Some changes in the manufacture and supply of Roman helmets under the late Republic and early Empire [move to mass-production by metal-spinning]; Ian R Scott (160-213), First century military daggers and the manufacture and supply of weapons for the Roman army [civilian production, then move to army's own production under Nero]; Graham Webster (214-19), Decorated dagger scabbards found in Britain; J C Coulston (220-366), Roman archery equipment [archaeological and pictorial evidence for composite bows, Empire-wide survey; bolt-shooters, arrows, bowcases and quivers, bracers, etc, units, calibre, performance, and display]. |
