Classic Ships of Islam

By Dionisius Agius

Book Overview

Drawing upon Arabic literary sources, iconographic evidence and archaeological finds, this book examines trade, port towns, ship construction, seamanship, ship typology and their historical development in the Western Indian Ocean, focussing on the Medieval Islamic period but including earlier sources.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004277854
• ISBN13: 9789004277854
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 530 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"