Front cover image for The book of Michael of Rhodes. vol. 1, Facsimile

The book of Michael of Rhodes. vol. 1, Facsimile

David McGee (Editor)
Print Book, Italian, 2009
MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2009
Early works
XIV, 519 Seiten
9780262135030, 0262135035
699037050
Preface to Volume 1vii
Notes on the Facsimilexi
Principal Sections of the Manuscriptxiii
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
Transcription and Translation
1(624)
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
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. Stahl
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 to Volume 3345