Roman Inscriptions of Britain III
Landed on my desk yesterday, and well worth the wait. The definitive publication of Roman inscriptions discovered in Britain over the last 50+ years. Handsomely produced, with photographs as well as drawings of (virtually) all of the inscriptions, as is now standard practice in such corpora. Discussion is rather more comprehensive than in RIB I with extensive critical apparatus. The longer entries and additional illustration have led to some odd layout decisions with acres of white space leading to illustrations over the page but on the whole the expansive treatment makes RIB I now seem rather compressed (by contrast it dispenses with its first 550 entries in 183 pages).
The only real quibble? No indices (other than place of discovery). With only 550 entries (compared to the 2400 items in RIB I) it wouldn't seem a vast labour (unless of course someone's working on a consolidated index as we speak!).
Expect some further comment on individual entries as I work my way through...
Available now from Oxbow. Although as of today it's still listed as Not Yet Published!
