The Medieval SeaSusan Rose is a leading voice on all aspects of medieval seafaring life. She discusses how peoples bordering the Mediterranean, North Sea, English Channel and eastern Atlantic related to the sea in all its aspects between 1000-1500 A.D. in this book. |
Contents
The Shipwrights Craft | 13 |
The Way of a Ship | 39 |
Making a Living | 63 |
Copyright | |
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