Sean Mcgrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley

Boats of South Asia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book sets new standards for the documentation of water transport, and introduces styles of boat-building which are unlikely to be found outside the sub-Continent. A fascinating and accessible read.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 472g
• ISBN-13: 9781138964839
• ISBN-10: 1138964832
• Artikelnr.: 57039142

Autorenporträt

Seán McGrail is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton. Lucy Blue is a Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology at the University of Southampton. Eric Kentley was Curator of Ethnographic Craft, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Colin Palmer is a Naval Architect.

Inhaltsangabe

Basil Greenhill Introduction1. Seán McGrail Aims and Methods2. Seán McGrail
and Lucy Blue The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Bangladesh3. Seán McGrail, Lucy
Blue and Eric Kentley The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Orissa and West Bengal4.
Colin Palmer The Smooth-Skinned Traditional Inland Boats of Bangladesh5.
Eric Kentley The Masula - A Sewn Plank Surf Boat of India's Eastern Coast6.
Eric Kentley The Madel Paruwa of Sri Lanka - A Sewn Boat with Chine
Strakes7. Seán McGrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer The Vattai
Fishing Boat and Related Frame-First Vessels of Tamil Nadu8. Seán McGrail,
Lucy Blue and Colin Palmer Hide Boats of the River Kaveri, Tamil Nadu9.
Colin Palmer A Hydrodynamic Evaluation of Four Types of Boat10. Seán
McGrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer The Way Ahead