The world of the Newport medieval ship : trade, politics and shipping in the mid-fifteenth century / edited by Evan T. Jones and Richard Stone.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.

Jones, E. T. (Evan T.), editor.

Stone, Richard G., 1937- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commerce.

History.

Shipping.

Merchant ships.

Shipwrecks.

Economic conditions.

Atlantic Coast (Great Britain)--Economic conditions--15th century.

Atlantic Coast (Great Britain).

Europe, Western--Economic conditions--15th century.

Europe, Western.

Spain--Economic conditions--15th century.

Spain.

Western Europe.

Great Britain--Atlantic Coast.

Wales--Newport.

Shipwrecks--Wales--Newport.

Merchant ships--Spain--History--15th century.

Shipping--Europe, Western--History--15th century.

Commerce--History--15th century.

Economic history.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colors), maps, charts ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2018.

Contents:

1 Introduction p. 1 / Evan T. Jones

2 The Newport Medieval Ship: Archaeological Analysis of a Fifteenth-Century Merchant Ship p. 19 / Nigel Nayling and Toby Jones

3 The Rise and Fall of the Big Ship, 1400-1520 p. 37 / Ian Friel

4 Violence at Sea in the Late Fifteenth Century p. 57 / Susan Rose

5 Newport During the Fifteenth Century p. 75 / Bob Trett

6 Sailing the Severn Sea in the Mid-Fifteenth Century p. 95 / Ralph A. Griffiths

7 The Severn Sea: Urban Networks and Connections in the Fifteenth Century p. 115 / Peter Fleming

8 The Shipping Industry of the Severn Sea p. 135 / Evan T. Jones

9 The Trading Context of the Newport Ship: The Overseas Trade of Bristol and its Region in the Mid-Fifteenth Century p. 161 / Wendy R. Childs

10 Bristol's Overseas Trade in the Later Fifteenth Century: The Evidence of the 'Particular' Customs Accounts p. 181 / Richard Stone

11 The Iberian Economy and Commercial Exchange with North-western Europe in the Later Middle Ages p. 205 / Hilario Casado Alonso and Flávio Miranda

12 Trade and Navigation Between the Atlantic and Mediterranean Worlds in the Mid-Fifteenth Century p. 229 / Francesco Guidi-Bruscoli.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.

Other Format:

Electronic version: 9781786831446

ISBN:

1786831430

9781786831439

1786832631

9781786832634

OCLC:

1014432555