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Book of Michael of Rhodes, Volume 3 - Studies Vol. 3 : A Fifteenth-Century Maritime Manuscript by Pamela O. Long (2009, Hardcover)
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Book of Michael of Rhodes : A Fifteenth-Century Maritime Manuscript, Hardcover by Long, Pamela O. (EDT); McGee, David (EDT); Stahl, Alan M. (EDT), ISBN 0262123088, ISBN-13 9780262123082, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Essays explore the world of Michael of Rhodes, examining the historical context, the discovery of his manuscript, and Michael's knowledge of mathematics, shipbuilding, navigation, and other topics.
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PublisherMIT Press
ISBN-100262123088
ISBN-139780262123082
eBay Product ID (ePID)73163961
Product Key Features
Book TitleBook of Michael of Rhodes, Volume 3-Studies Vol. 3 :A Fifteenth-Century Maritime Manuscript
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory & Philosophy, Navigation, Military / Naval, Europe / Renaissance, General, History, Ships & Shipbuilding / General, Astronomy, Marine & Naval
Publication Year2009
IllustratorYes
GenreMathematics, Transportation, Technology & Engineering, Reference, Science, History
AuthorPamela O. Long
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight56.3 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-008611
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"[A] fascinating document concerning the life, interests, and skills of an early modern sailor." -- David Elton Gay , Journal of Folklore Research, "In this volume of essays, ¬meant to accompany the first published edition of Michael of Rhode¹s remarkable maritime manuscript, ¬an international community of scholars offers a brilliant assessment of the context and significance of Michael's surprisingly rich compendium of writings on mathematics, astronomy, shipbuilding, and his own life. Not only is this collection a model of collaborative scholarship; it also opens a window onto the highly textured world of a mariner whose curiosity and genius will do no less than transform our understanding of the Renaissance. That Michael started out his career as an oarsman for the Venetian fleet is only one of the surprises in the life of this extraordinary intellectual." -John Jeffries Martin, professor of history, Duke University, "[A] fascinating document concerning the life, interests, and skills of an earlymodern sailor." -- David Elton Gay , Journal of FolkloreResearch
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Volume NumberVolume 3 - Studies
Dewey Decimal623.80945/309023
SynopsisEssays explore the world of Michael of Rhodes, examining the historical context, the discovery of his manuscript, and Michael's knowledge of mathematics, shipbuilding, navigation, and other topics. In the fifteenth century, a Venetian mariner, Michael of Rhodes, wrote and illustrated a text describing his experiences in the Venetian merchant and military fleets. He included a treatise on commercial mathematics and treatments of contemporary shipbuilding practices, navigation, calendrical systems, and astrological ideas. This manuscript, "lost," or at least in unknown hands for over 400 years, has never been published or translated in its entirety until now. In volume 3, nine experts, including the editors, discuss the manuscript, its historical context, and its scholarly importance. Their essays examine the Venetian maritime world of the fifteenth century, Michael's life, the discovery of the manuscript, the mathematics in the book, the use of illustration, the navigational directions, Michael's knowledge of shipbuilding in the Venetian context, and the manuscript's extensive calendrical material., The first publication and translation into English of a manuscript by a fifteenth-century Venetian seaman, including treatises on shipbuilding, mathematics, astrology, and calendrical computation.
LC Classification NumberV46.M5622 2008
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