Publisher
:
Éditions de la Nerthe
Parution date
:
2002
EAN
:
9782913483354
Description
This wonderfully illustrated book will please admirers of Antiquity as well as lovers of navigation. The author delivers a very personal reflection about the armament and the navigational science of ancient Greek ships. He sheds interesting light on unknown archeological details, placing them in their historical context. This fascinating work combines historical truth and an ancestral knowledge of navigation. The author puts forth the idea that ships from Antiquity were able to sail as efficiently as today’s boats, providing a measure of the creativity and knowledge their builders.
Author
Jean-Marie Gassend : Jean Marie-Gassend is an archeologist at the CNRS and wrote a thesis about ships in Antiquity. He is also a painter in watercolors.
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