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UNINA9910811919503321 |
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McCarthy Mike <1947-> |
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Ships' fastenings : from sewn boat to steamship / / Michael McCarthy |
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College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2005 |
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1-299-05372-6 |
1-60344-621-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 229 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Fasteners - History |
Shipbuilding - History |
Hulls (Naval architecture) - History |
Underwater archaeology |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-215) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface Introduction 1. Fastened without nails : the sewn boat 2. The advent of metals 3. Metal fastenings on the sewn-plank boat 4. Fastened with metal and wood 5. Clinker shipbuilding 6. Carvel building in northern Europe 7. The manufacture of fastenings 8. Sheathing : the key to copper and copper-alloy fastenings 9. The advent of Muntz Metal through to the composite ship 10. Registers, treatises, and contemporary accounts 11. The archaeological evidence 12. Iron and steel ships 13. Modern terminology Conclusion Appendix : explanatory notes on metallic fastenings NotesReferences Index |
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