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Good Ship : Ships, Shipbuilding, and Technology in England, 1200-1520 by Ian Friel (1995, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-100801852021

ISBN-139780801852022

eBay Product ID (ePID)905805

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGood Ship : Ships, Shipbuilding, and Technology in England, 1200-1520

SubjectArchaeology, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, History, Ships & Shipbuilding / General

Publication Year1995

TypeTextbook

AuthorIan Friel

Subject AreaTransportation, Technology & Engineering, Social Science

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight27.4 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7.7 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN95-075761

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"The flowering of English ship-building, which made the rather backward nation a leading player in the high-stakes game of oceanic navigation is well described." -- Sea History, ''Friel's utterly masterful treatment of technical subjects like sails and hulls is one of the joys of this book... The maps and diagrams by Lynne Friel are minor masterpieces in their own right.'' -- Albion, "Friel's utterly masterful treatment of technical subjects like sails and hulls is one of the joys of this book... The maps and diagrams by Lynne Friel are minor masterpieces in their own right." -- Albion, "Deftly and authoritatively leads us through the world of later medieval English shipbuilding, discussing the major innovations it went through within the broader European context."-- Northern Mariner

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal623.8/2/009420902

SynopsisSubtitled Ships, shipbuilding and technology in England 1200-1520' this book examines the development of shipbuilding in medieval England, placing it in the contexts of northern Europe and also the Mediterranean. Though the English shipbuilding industry was smaller than many European states, it was still as technically advanced, and provided a firm basis for the expansion of English maritime power that began in the late 16th century. Friel traces the developments in rigging and shipbuilding, the change from clinker to carvel construction, and the economic and social factors influencing shipbuilding, and discusses what is known of the shipyard sites and the craftsmen who worked there. As well as looking at how a ship was built in the Middle Ages, he examines the difference between ships of war and ships of trade, and life, work, and equipment on board. The final chapter looks at long distance voyages made by English ships, including a Bristol merchant's fruitless search in 1480 for the mythical Isle of Brasil', said to lie somewhere to the west across the Atlantic., The Middle Ages were a time of unprecedented change in shipbuilding in northern Europe, bringing technological innovations that would have far-reaching effects on British, European and world history. This book traces the momentous developments in rigging and ship construction in England during the medieval period. The book focuses on two important ......, Subtitled 'Ships, shipbuilding and technology in England 1200-1520' this book examines the development of shipbuilding in medieval England, placing it in the contexts of northern Europe and also the Mediterranean. Though the English shipbuilding industry was smaller than many European states, it was still as technically advanced, and provided a firm basis for the expansion of English maritime power that began in the late 16th century. Friel traces the developments in rigging and shipbuilding, the change from clinker to carvel construction, and the economic and social factors influencing shipbuilding, and discusses what is known of the shipyard sites and the craftsmen who worked there. As well as looking at how a ship was built in the Middle Ages, he examines the difference between ships of war and ships of trade, and life, work, and equipment on board. The final chapter looks at long distance voyages made by English ships, including a Bristol merchant's fruitless search in 1480 for the mythical 'Isle of Brasil', said to lie somewhere to the west across the Atlantic., The Middle Ages were a time of unprecedented change in shipbuilding in northern Europe, bringing technological innovations that would have far-reaching effects on British, European and world history. This book traces the momentous developments in rigging and ship construction in England during the medieval period. The book focuses on two important improvements: the adoption of the lateen rig (using two or more masts in place of the single-masted square-rigger) and the change from clinker to carvel (or skeleton) construction. These changes set the scene for the development of the great European navies and the voyages of exploration that began in the 15th century. The book also examines the economic and social forces that shaped the shipbuilding industry and describes the period's shipyards and the craftsmen who worked there. Illustrated with medieval manuscript illuminations, seals, tapestries and carvings, and with modern diagrams, drawings and photographs, this book should be of use to specialists in the history of sail and to anyone with an interest in medieval England.

LC Classification NumberVM17.F75 1995