Fighting ships and prisons : the Mediterranean galleys of France in the age of Louis XIV / / [by] Paul W. Bamford ; with drawings by John W. Ekstrom
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| Autore: |
Bamford Paul W (Paul Walden), <1921->
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| Titolo: |
Fighting ships and prisons : the Mediterranean galleys of France in the age of Louis XIV / / [by] Paul W. Bamford ; with drawings by John W. Ekstrom
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| Pubblicazione: | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, [1973] |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (x, 380 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 387.2/1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Galleys - France - History - 17th century |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-361) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Introduction; The Uses of Galleys; Limitations of the Oar; The Base at Marseilles; Building and Victualing the Galley Corps; Officers and the Crown; Chaplains, Lower Officers, and Freeman Crew; The Procurement of Slaves; Condemnations to the Oar; Life Aboard; Life Ashore; Releases and Escapes; The Transition to Prisons; Conclusions and Reflections; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Fighting ships and prisons |
| ISBN: | 0-8166-6141-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815271703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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