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The Book of Michael of Rhodes: A Fifteenth-Century Maritime Manuscript: Volume 1 - Facsimile by David McGee (Hardcover, 2009)

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.

Author
David Mcgee
Publication Name
The Book of Michael of Rhodes: a Fifteenth-Century Maritime Manuscript: Volume 1-Facsimile
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Archaeology, Science
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
534 Pages

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