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Classic ships of Islam : from Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean /
This book charts the development of Islamic ships and boats in the Western Indian Ocean from the seventh to the early sixteenth century with reference to earlier periods. It utilizes mainly Classical and Medieval Arabic literary sources with iconographical evidence and archaeological finds. The inte...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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| Colección: | Handbuch der Orientalistik. Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ;
92 Bd. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- A Journey Into The Past
- Early Maritime Contacts
- Trade and Port Towns of the Classical and Medieval Islamic Period
- Primitive Boats and Bronze Age Construction Features: Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf
- Construction Features of Perso-Arabian and West Indian Ships in Medieval Islam
- Seamanship
- The Ship at Sea: Trade and Jajj
- The Ship at Sea: Naval Incursions
- General Boat and Ship-Terms
- Classic Ships
- River Boats and Deep-Sea Vessels: Types and Functions
- Warships and Transport Vessels
- Language and Culture Contact: Terminology and Technology.