Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 648 g
Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 648 g
ISBN: 978-1-107-47536-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
First published in 1946, this book presents a comprehensive account regarding the origins and early evolution of water transport written by the renowned British ethnographer and zoologist James Hornell (1865-1949). The focus of the text is on different types of transport, and it is divided into three main sections: the first section is on 'Floats, Rafts and Kindred Craft', the second is on 'Skin Boats: Coracles, Curraghs, Kayaks and their Kin' and the third is on 'Bark Canoes, Dugouts and Plank-Built Craft'. Numerous illustrative figures and a detailed bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in archaeology, anthropology and the history of water transport.
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List of text-figures; Group A. Floats, Rafts and Kindred Craft: 1. Swimming floats and riding floats; 2. Buoyed rafts; 3. Reed rafts and reed canoes; 4. Log rafts and catamarans; 5. The origin of the junk and sampan; Group B. Skin Boats: Coracles, Curraghs, Kayaks and their Kin: 6. The coracle in Aisa; 7. British coracles and Irish curraghs; 8. The skin boats of the American Indians; 9. The skin boats of the Eskimos and other Arctic peoples; 10. The origins of skin boats; Group C. Bark Canoes, Dugouts and Plank-Built Craft: 11. The genetic relation of the bark canoe to dugouts and plank-built boats; 12. From dugout to carvel-built ship; 13. The evolution of the clinker-built fishing lugger; 14. Constructional parallels in Scandinavian and oceanic boat construction; 15. The sailing ships of ancient Egypt; 16. The development of Arab ship design; 17. The boats of the Ganges; 18. Outrigger devices: distribution and origin; 19. The prow of the ship: sanctuary of its tutelary deity; Literature cited; Abbreviations; Index; List of plates.
