Sealed by time : the loss and recovery of the Mary Rose / Peter Marsden ; with contributions from K. Collins... [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marsden, Peter Richard Valentine.

Contributor:

Collins, K. J. (Ken J.)

Mary Rose Trust.

Series:

Archaeology of the Mary Rose ; v. 1.

The archaeology of the Mary Rose ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mary Rose (Ship).

Warships--England--History.

Warships.

Salvage archaeology--England.

Salvage archaeology.

History.

England.

Physical Description:

xiv, 194 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 31 cm.

Place of Publication:

Portsmouth : Mary Rose Trust, 2003.

Summary:

Henry VIII's great warship the Mary Rose was a fully-fitted, heavily armed warship with over 400 men on board when on 19th July 1545 she suddenly sank with almost total loss of life, during an engagement with the French fleet in the Solent. Over the centuries that followed, as she lay on the seabed, more than half the ship was destroyed but remarkably most of the starboard side, buried by the shifting silts, was preserved. The soft sediments that gradually covered the timber, sealed and preserved the contents too, until excavation in the twentieth century culminated in the recovery of the surviving hull structure in 1982. The excavation marked a milestone in the development of maritime archaeology. The Archaeology of the Mary Rose series is the first full publication of the Mary Rose and is the most authoritative statement possible at the present time. Five volumes will cover the history of the project, the ship's structure, sailing capabilities, armaments and life on board.

Sealed by Time: the loss and recovery of the Mary Rose traces the history of the ship from launch to sinking and finally to a museum exhibit, based on contemporary documents and archaeological evidence. Peter Marsden and contributors detail events surrounding her original construction, participation in three wars with France, repairs and rebuilds, to the tragic sinking in 1545. They also touch on the place of the ship in naval history, how she performed at sea, her structure, rigging and armoury. Bringing the story up-to-date, further chapters record the epic project to excavate and recover the Mary Rose, and the creation of a museum to display the ship and contents.

Contents:

The Archaeology of the Mary Rose / John Lippiett xii

1. History of the Mary Rose 1

2. Discovery of the wreck of the Mary Rose, 1836 21

3. Re-discovery and first survey of the Mary Rose, 1965-1978 30

4. Excavating and recording the Mary Rose 39

5. Raising the Mary Rose / Wendell Lewis 51

6. Creating the Mary Rose Tudor ship Museum / Richard Harrison 60

7. Monitoring the Mary Rose site 69

8. The Mary Rose site and environment today / K. Collins, J. Mallinson 71

9. Stratigraphy of the Mary Rose wreck site 76

10. Identity of the wreck as the Mary Rose 87

11. Description of the Mary Rose 92

12. Contents of the ship 111

13. The loss of the Mary Rose 130

14. The historical significance of the 135

15. The Mary Rose and nautical archaeology 143.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0954402901

OCLC:

52143546