Cathedral, forge, and waterwheel : technology and invention in the Middle Ages / Frances & Joseph Gi...
Cathedral, forge, and waterwheel : technology and invention in the Middle Ages / Frances & Joseph Gi...
Cathedral, forge, and waterwheel : technology and invention in the Middle Ages / Frances & Joseph Gies.
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New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1994.
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N609.40902/1
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English
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Physical content
357 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. Nimrod's Tower, Noah's Ark -- 2. The Triumphs and Failures of Ancient Technology -- 3. The Not So Dark Ages: A.D. 500-900 -- 4. The Asian Connection -- 5. The Technology of the Commercial Revolution: 900-1200 -- 6. The High Middle Ages: 1200-1400 -- 7. Leonardo and Columbus: The End of the Middle...
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Publisher
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1994.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1994.
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Summary
The Gieses show how Europe synthesized its own innovations - the three-field system, water power in industry, the full-rigged ship, the putting-out system - into a powerful new combination of technology, economics, and politics. From the expansion of medieval man's capabilities, the voyage of Columbus with all its fateful consequences is seen as an...
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Cathedral, forge, and waterwheel : technology and invention in the Middle Ages / Frances & Joseph Gies.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-343) and index.
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c1994.
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N609.40902/1
Record Identifier
74VKOmQZQB3g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOmQZQB3g
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ISBN
0060925817 (pbk)
9780060165901 (cloth) :
0060165901 (cloth) :
9780060925819 (pbk)
DDC
609.40902
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991022420809702626
