Venetian Ships and Shipbuilders of the Renaissance

Frederic C. Lane specialized in medieval history with an emphasis on the Venetian region. He was a professor at Johns Hopkins University and a former president of the American Historical Society.

First published in 1934, this outstanding study of shipbuilding in the Venetian republic, when it was at the height of its power and greatness, has never been surpassed or replaced as the definitive work. Lloyd's List Even the technical details of shipbuilding and shipyards are made interesting and the rivalries between boatbuilders add color to the story, paralleling the obsessions and occasional dishonesties of modern yachtsmen in search of a world cup. The book is important in the history of shipbuilding, in the history of labor, and in the story of trade and culture. -- L. R. N. Ashley Bibliotheque d'Humanisme et Renaissance

• Preface Illustration Chapter I. The Galleys Chapter II. The Round Ships Chapter III. Some Famous Shipwrights Chapter IV. The Craft Guilds Chapter V. The Process of Construction Chapter VI. The Activity of the Private Shipyards Chapter VII. Industrial Organization in the Private Shipyards Chapter VIII. The Growth of the Arsenal Chapter IX. The Management of the Arsenal Chapter X. The Arsenalotti Chapter XI. Industrial Discipline in the ArsenalChapter XII. The Timber Supplies AppendicesAppendix I. Wrights, Measures, and Moneys Appendix II. Doge Mocenigo's Oration and the Venetian Fleet, 1420-1450 Appendix III. The Ship Lists of 1499 Appendix IV. Freight RatesAppendix V. The Age of Ships Appendix VI. The Cost of Ships Appendix VII. Round Ships Built by the Government Bibliographical Note Request from the Publisher