The Roman Craftworkers of Late Antiquity: A Social History of Glass Production and Related Industries...

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Hallie G. Meredith (Washington State University)

The Roman Craftworkers of Late Antiquity

Name: The Roman Craftworkers of Late Antiquity
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A Social History of Glass Production and Related Industries

Hallie G. Meredith (Washington State University)

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English

Cambridge University Press
31 August 2026

Decorative arts; History; Pottery, ceramics & glass crafts

Craftworkers throughout history have nearly always worked anonymously, often as valuable assistants in the service of famed artisans but typically without proper credit or recognition. However, an unsigned piece can nevertheless reveal a world. While these craftworkers' names may be lost to history, their contributions can be properly acknowledged and their working realities in large part reconstructed through fresh methodological approaches to architectural, artefactual and epigraphic evidence and other sources. In this book, which will interest scholars in a wide range of fields, Hallie Meredith sheds new light on the crucially important but largely neglected work of fourth- to sixth-century Roman artists in traditional craft materials and processes, such as glass, ivory and marble carving. She uses these case studies to provide insights not just into the past but also into the continuing realities of uncredited creative labourers today.

By: Hallie G. Meredith (Washington State University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009773393
ISBN 10: 1009773399
Pages: 502
Publication Date: 31 August 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

HALLIE G. MEREDITH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art at Washington State University. She is a former glassblower, and her most recent book is Word Becomes Image: Openwork Vessels as a Reflection of Late Antique Transformation (2015). She has also edited and contributed to journal special issues, World Archaeology (2025) and Journal of Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies (2024).