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Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World
by Lionel Casson
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0801851300
- ISBN 13
- 9780801851308
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. Softcover. Very Good Condition. An excellent copy in great condition. Faint wear to cover. All pages clean, crisp and fresh. Publisher's note: Lionel Casson's encyclopedic study is the first of its kind to use underwater archaeological data to refine and area of scholarship that had, for the most part, relied on ancient texts and graphic representations. Tracing the history of early ships and seamanship from pre-dynastic Egypt to the Roman empire, from skiffs and barges to huge oared warships and royal yachts, Casson describes not only the ships themselves, but also the make-up and training of the crews, placement of weaponry, how cargo was stored, methods of navigation, harbor facilities, and the ways ships were named xxviii, 470. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Seamanship -- History; Ships, Ancient; ISBN: 0801851300. ISBN/EAN: 9780801851308. Add. Inventory No: 231026HAAC03003. . 9780801851308
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- Bookseller
- Barnaby (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 231026HAAC03003
- Title
- Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World
- Author
- Lionel Casson
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0801851300
- ISBN 13
- 9780801851308
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- BZDB428 History; Seamanship -- History; Ships, Ancient; ISBN: 0801851300 EAN: 9780801851308 Lionel Casson Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World
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About Barnaby
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...