The Medieval Sea

Description

Surveys how the peoples bordering the Mediterranean, North Sea, English Channel and eastern Atlantic related to the sea in all its aspects between approximately 1000-1500 AD. This book addresses questions such as: How was the sea represented in poems and other writings? And, what kinds of boats were used and how were they built?

Susan Rose is an independent scholar based in the UK. She was formerly a Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow in History at Roehampton University, UK, as well as an Associate Lecturer of the Open University, UK.

"This is a fine book and deserves a wide readership. .. is far more than a just an excellent and information-packed introduction to the maritime history of medieval Europe. Enlivened with many quotes from contemporary poems and letters, it inspires one to want to find out more." - The Authors Journal Compilation "Lucid and engagingly written, learned and tellingly supported by well-chosen anecdotes ... cannot fail to inform." - Southern History "An accessible and broad overview of medieval maritime activities for the non-specialist but interested reader...Rose does an excellent job." -Wendy R. Childs, International Journal of Maritime History, Vol. 21, 2009 "Each chapter in The Medieval Sea is admirable in its own right, but Dr Rose excels in her examination of seaborne trade and merchant communities ... which is representative of how the author has tackled, effectively, such a large subject." - Mariners Mirror