E-Book, Englisch, 576 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
Casson Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-5346-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 576 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-5346-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Written to replace and extend Torr's Ancient Ships, this generously illustrated "underwater Bible" traces the art and technology of Mediterranean ships and seamanship from their first crude stages (about 3000 B.C.) to the heyday of the Byzantine fleets.
Originally published in 1971.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Weitere Infos & Material
FrontMatter, pg. i
Preface, pg. vii
Contents, pg. xi
Illustrations, pg. xv
Chapter One. Floats, Rafts, and the Earliest Boats, pg. 1
Chapter Two. Egypt and Mesopotamia, pg. 11
Chapter Three. The Eastern Mediterranean: 3000-1000 B.C., pg. 30
Chapter Four. The Eastern Mediterranean: 1000-500 B.C., pg. 43
Chapter Five. The Age of the Trireme: 500-323 B.C., pg. 77
Chapter Six. The Warships of the Hellenistic Age: 323-31 B.C., pg. 97
Chapter Seven. The Roman Imperial and Byzantine Navies, pg. 141
Chapter Eight. Merchant Galleys, pg. 157
Chapter Nine. Sailing Ships, pg. 169
Chapter Ten. Shipbuilding, pg. 201
Chapter Eleven. Rudder, Rigging, Miscellaneous Equipment, pg. 224
Chapter Twelve. Seasons and Winds, Sailing, Rowing, Speed, pg. 270
Chapter Thirteen. Officers and Men, pg. 300
Chapter Fourteen. Small Craft, pg. 329
Chapter Thirteen. Markings and Names, pg. 344
I. Early Greek Harbors, pg. 361
II. Greek and Roman Naval Bases, pg. 363
III. Greek and Roman Commercial Harbors, pg. 365
Illustrations 1-67, pg. 371
Illustrations 68-110, pg. 392
Illustrations 111-147, pg. 414
Illustrations 148-196, pg. 437
List of Abbreviations, pg. 371
Glossary of Nautical Terms, pg. 383
Glossary of Greek and Latin Terms, pg. 389
Indexes, pg. 403
Addenda and Corrigenda, pg. 442
