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Studies

Print Book, English, 2009
MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass, 2009
The book of Michael of Rhodes, a fifteenth-century maritime manuscript / ed. by Pamela O. Long ... ; vol. 3
XII, 370 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
9780262123082, 0262123088
552198798
Preface to Volume 1vii
Notes on the Facsimilexi
Principal Sections of the Manuscriptxiii
Volume 1: Facsimile
Facsimile
1(1)
Additional Documents
Will of Cataruccia of February 5, 1432
514(1)
Will of Cataruccia of April 4, 1437
515(1)
Will of Cataruccia of April 4, 1437
516(1)
Will of Michael of Rhodes of July 5, 1441, with Codicil of July 28, 1445
517(1)
Will of Michael of Rhodes of July 28, 1445
518(1)
Note Concerning Michael's Responsibility for Oars Missing after a Voyage to Constantinople in 1440
519
Preface to Volume 2vii
Introduction to the Manuscriptxi
Franco Rossi
Note on the Recent Restoration of the Manuscriptxlix
Principal Sections of the Manuscriptli
Volume 2: Transcription and Translation
Transcription and Translation
1(622)
Appendix: Measures, Weights, and Coinage Appearing in the Michael of Rhodes Manuscript
623(2)
Indexes
625
Venetian: General Terms
626(15)
Venetian: Proper Names
641(12)
English: General Terms
653(14)
English: Proper Names
667
Preface to Volume 3vii
Note on Conventions Used in Volume 3xiii
Volume 3: Studies
Introduction: The World of Michael of Rhodes, Venetian Mariner
1(34)
Pamela O. Long
Michael of Rhodes: Mariner in Service to Venice
35(64)
Alan M. Stabl
Michael of Rhodes and His Manuscript
99(16)
Franco Rossi
Mathematics in the Manuscript of Michael of Rhodes
115(32)
Raffaella Franci
The Use of Visual Images by Michael of Rhodes: Astrology, Christian Faith, and Practical Knowledge
147(46)
Dieter Blume
The Portolan of Michael of Rhodes
193(18)
Piero Falchetta
The Shipbuilding text of Michael of Rhodes
211(32)
David McGee
Early Shipbuilding Records and the Book of Michael of Rhodes
243(38)
Mauro Bondioli
Michael of Rhodes and Time Reckoning: Calendar, Almanac, Prognostication
281(40)
Faith Wallis
Bibliography for All Three Volumes321(22)
Contributors343(2)
Index of Volume 3345
Literaturverz. S. [321] - 342