From the Stone Age to Medieval Times
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Köp båda 2 för 2310 krInternational Journal of Nautical Archaeology a broad and scientifically-based, easily-available and affordable compendium that may serve as a starting point for almost any new maritime project.
Journal for Maritime Research ... attractively produced with many enticing illustrations to whet the appetite of the browser ... [McGrail's] use of iconographic, ethnographic and historical evidence is highly impressive.
Mariner's Mirror Produced to an exemplary standard in an attractive double-column format, it provides clear and commendably concise summary of this rapidly expanding sub-discipline ... This impressive body of magisterial synthesis should be made available as widely as possible.
Ian Friel The book is well produced and the illustrations are both clear and lavish ... the evidence and the discussions are clearly set out, making it an accessible book for the non-specialist and specialist alike to use. Boats of the World will be an invaluable source for the study of ancient watercraft for many years to come.
<br>Se n McGrail was in the Royal Navy from 1946 to 1968 and is a Master Mariner. He is also currently visiting Professor in the Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton, carries out fieldwork in South Asia for the Society for South Asian Studies (British Academy), and was formerly Professor of Maritime Archaeology, University of Oxford. <br>
1. Sources and Themes; 2. Egypt; 3. Arabia; 4. The Mediterranean; 5. Atlantic Europe; 6. India; 7. Greater Australia; 8. South-East Asia; 9. Oceania; 10. China; 11. The Americas; 12. Early Water Transport