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Classic Ships of Islam: From Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2008
ISBN
9789004158634, 9004158634
Google Books ID
RP2uHT06zYgC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6636786 bytes)
Pages
530\530
Time added
2024-01-19 16:34:48

Description

Drawing upon Arabic literary sources, iconographic evidence and archaeological finds, this book examines trade, port towns, ship construction, seamanship, ship typology and their historical development in the Western Indian Ocean, focussing on the Medieval Islamic period but including earlier sources.

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