"This book provides the historical background for a central issue in the history of science: the influence of artisans, craftsmen, and other practitioners on the emergent empirical methodologies that
This work presents an overview of technology as intrinsic to the culture of late medieval and Renaissance Europe. It includes discussion of agriculture, textiles such as wool, crafts such as ceramics
Pamela Long considers the ways in which different medieval cultures, from the Byzantine empire to northern Europe, adopted and transformed technologies according to their own needs. Long introduces re
Between the catastrophic flood of the Tiber River in 1557 and the death of the “engineering pope” Sixtus V in 1590, the city of Rome was transformed by intense activity involving building
Between the catastrophic flood of the Tiber River in 1557 and the death of the “engineering pope” Sixtus V in 1590, the city of Rome was transformed by intense activity involving building
In today's world of intellectual property disputes, industrial espionage, and book signings by famous authors, one easily loses sight of the historical nature of the attribution and ownership of texts
Essays explore the world of Michael of Rhodes, examining the historical context, thediscovery of his manuscript, and Michael's knowledge of mathematics, shipbuilding, navigation, andother topics.
In the fifteenth century, a Venetian mariner, Michael of Rhodes, wrote andillustrated a text describing his experiences in the Venetian merchant and military fleets. Heincluded a treatise on commercia
Nearly every empire worthy of the name--from ancient Rome to the United States--hassought an Egyptian obelisk to place in the center of a ceremonial space. Obelisks--giant standingstones, invented in
In the fifteenth century, a Venetian mariner, Michael of Rhodes, wrote andillustrated a text describing his experiences in the Venetian merchant and military fleets. Heincluded a treatise on commercia
