The World of the Newport Medieval Ship: Trade, Politics and Shipping in the Mid-Fifteenth Century
Year: 2018 Language: english Author: Evan T. Jones & Richard Stone (ed.) Genre: Handbook Publisher: University of Wales Press ISBN: 978-1-78683-144-6 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 306 Description: The Newport Medieval Ship is the most important late-medieval merchant vessel yet recovered. Built c.1450 in northern Spain, it foundered at Newport twenty years later while undergoing repairs. Since its discovery in 2002, further investigations have transformed historians' understanding of fifteenth-century ship technology. With plans in place to make the ship the centrepiece for a permanent exhibition in Newport, this volume interprets the vessel, to enable visitors, students and researchers to understand the ship and the world from which it came. The volume contains eleven chapters, written by leading maritime archaeologists and historians. Together, they consider its significance and locate the vessel within its commercial, political and social environment.
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The World of the Newport Medieval Ship: Trade, Politics and Shipping in the Mid-Fifteenth Century
Language: english
Author: Evan T. Jones & Richard Stone (ed.)
Genre: Handbook
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 978-1-78683-144-6
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 306
Description: The Newport Medieval Ship is the most important late-medieval merchant vessel yet recovered. Built c.1450 in northern Spain, it foundered at Newport twenty years later while undergoing repairs. Since its discovery in 2002, further investigations have transformed historians' understanding of fifteenth-century ship technology. With plans in place to make the ship the centrepiece for a permanent exhibition in Newport, this volume interprets the vessel, to enable visitors, students and researchers to understand the ship and the world from which it came. The volume contains eleven chapters, written by leading maritime archaeologists and historians. Together, they consider its significance and locate the vessel within its commercial, political and social environment.
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