The Book of Michael of Rhodes: A Fifteenth-Century Maritime Manuscript: Facsimile (1) - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0262135035 ISBN 13: 9780262135030

Casa editrice: Mit Pr, 2009

Riassunto

The facsimile of a hand-lettered and illustrated manuscript by a fifteenth-century Venetian seaman, reproduced in full color and published for the first time.

In the fifteenth century, a Venetian mariner, Michael of Rhodes, wrote and illustrated a text describing his experiences in the Venetian merchant and military fleets. He included a treatise on commercial mathematics and treatments of contemporary shipbuilding practices, navigation, calendrical systems, and astrological ideas. This manuscript, “lost,” or at least in unknown hands for over 400 years, has never been published or translated in its entirety until now.
Volume 1 is a facsimile of the manuscript, reproduced in full color. The text is written out by hand and beautifully illustrated (probably at least in part by Michael himself), featuring color diagrams and illustrations of naval architecture, original drawings of astrological signs, calendrical charts, and a coat of arms Michael devised for himself.

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Informazioni sull'autore

David McGee, formerly Research Associate and Head of Secondary Acquisitions at the Dibner Institute's Burndy Library, is an independent scholar, working recently with the Canadian Science and Technology Museum.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Mit Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0262135035
• ISBN 13: 9780262135030
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 519
• Redattore: Long Pamela O., McGee David, Stahl Alan M.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile