Ebook: Medieval ships and shipping
Author: Gillian Hutchinson
- Genre: History
- Tags: Ships Medieval -- Great Britain, Shipbuilding -- Great Britain -- History, Shipping -- Great Britain -- History, Excavations (Archaeology) -- Europe Northern, Great Britain -- History -- Medieval period 1066-1485, Navires médiévaux -- Grande-Bretagne, Construction navale -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire, Transports maritimes -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire, Fouilles (Archéologie) -- Europe septentrionale, Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 1066-1485 (Moyen Âge), Excavations (Archaeology), Shipbuilding
- Year: 1994
- Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
- City: Rutherford, Madison, Teaneck
- Language: English
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During the Middle Ages in Europe, water transport was of vital importance, on inland waterways, along the coast and overseas. Archaeological discoveries made over the last few years are providing new insights into medieval ships and shipping. The great expansion in shipping activity during the medieval period was matched by rapid developments in technology and accompanied by the growth of seaports. Read more...