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

Description

Main Author

Lane, Frederic Chapin, 1900-1984.

Language(s)

English

Published

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins Press, 1934.

Subjects

Arsenals > Arsenals / Italy > Arsenals / Italy / Venice
Renaissance > Renaissance / Italy
Shipbuilding > Shipbuilding / Italy > Shipbuilding / Italy / Venice
Schiffbau
Shipbuilding.
Renaissance.
Economic history.
Arsenals.
Renaissance > Renaissance / Italie.
Construction navale > Construction navale / Italie > Construction navale / Italie / Venise.
Renaissance > Renaissance / Italy.
Arsenals > Arsenals / Venice (Italy)
Shipbuilding > Shipbuilding / Italy > Shipbuilding / Italy / Venice.
Venice (Italy) > Venice (Italy) / Economic conditions
Venedig
Italy > Italy / Venice.
Italy.
Venise (Italie) > Venise (Italie) / Conditions économiques.
Venice (Italy) > Venice (Italy) / Economic conditions.

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.

Note

"The investigation was begun ... and the results first presented as a dessertation for the degree of doctor of philosophy in Harvard university."--Preface

Physical Description

ix, 285 pages : illustrations, diagrams ; 25 cm

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