Venetian ships and shipbuilders of the Renaissance / by Frederic Chapin Lane.

Main entry:

Lane, Frederic Chapin, 1900-1984.

Title & Author:

Venetian ships and shipbuilders of the Renaissance / by Frederic Chapin Lane.

Edition:

Johns Hopkins pbks. ed.

Publication:

Baltimore : John Hopkins University Press, 1992.

Description:

ix, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The galleys -- The round ships -- Some famous shipwrights -- The craft guilds -- The process of construction -- The activity of the private shipyards -- Industrial organization in the private shipyards -- The growth of the arsenal -- The management of the arsenal -- The arsenalotti -- Industrial discipline in the arsenal -- The timber supplies.

Summary:

This major study tracks the rise and decline of the great shipbuilding industry of Renaissance Venice. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources, the author presents detailed descriptions of the Venetian arsenal, including the great galleys that doubled as cargo ships and warships the sixteenth-century round ships, which introduced dramatic innovations in rigging and the majestic galleons, whose straight lines and greater speed made them ideal for merchantmen, but whose narrowness made them liable to capsize if loaded with artillery. Additional chapters detail the actual process of ship construction, the organization and activity of the craft guilds, and the development and management of the Arsenal.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0801845149 (pbk. ; acid-free paper)
9780801845147 (pbk. ; acid-free paper)

Subject:

Shipbuilding Italy Venice History.
Renaissance Italy Venice.
Armories Italy Venice History.
Construction navale Italie Venise Histoire.
Renaissance Italie Venise.
Armories.
Renaissance.
Shipbuilding.
Venice (Italy) History.
Venise (Italie) Histoire.
Italy Venice.
Ships Production History
Venice (Italy)

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 92336
Call No.: ID PLS; ID:93-B636
Status: Available

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