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Ships and seafaring in ancient times / Lionel Casson.
Penn Museum Library VM16 .C23 1994
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Casson, Lionel, 1914-2009.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ships, Ancient.
- Shipbuilding--History.
- Shipbuilding.
- History.
- Navigation--History.
- Navigation.
- Physical Description:
- 160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First University of Texas Press edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin : Universisty of Texas Press, 1994.
- Summary:
- This stimulating book by the world's foremost authority on ancient seamanship traces the development of the boat from the most primitive craft to the powerful warships of the Greeks, the huge Roman merchant vessels and the slender galleys of the Vikings. Professor Casson shows how the discoveries of marine archaeologists and recent experiments with full-size replicas of ancient boats have increased our knowledge of the ways in which ships were built and used.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 155) and index.
- ISBN:
- 029271162X
- OCLC:
- 30263273
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