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The Development of the Rudder: A Technological Tale (Studies in Nautical Archaeology)
Lawrence V. Mott
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| #2663678 in Books | Texas AM University Press | 1997-01-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .66 x6.07 x9.05l,.80 | File type: PDF | 240 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Four Stars|By luiz bruno f. grassi|good|2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| CRITIQUE|By Frank M. Linehan|IT IS AN EXCELLENT BOOK ON RUDDERS PARTICULARLY IN THE DESIGN AND DESCRIPTION OF QUARTER RUDDERS. ONLY WISH THAT THE RESEARCH WENT FURTHER BACK AND COVERED THE RUDDER DESIGNS OF THE ARAB DHOWS WHICH THEIR TEC||"... a fascinating study of the obvious, the essential, without which there is no control of a vessel." -- Speculum 74 (1999): 1096-8
"... sets a new standard for the study of rudder development, but it is about much more than just rudders!"
Prior to the twelfth century in northern Europe, ships were steered by a quarter-rudder, which was mounted on the rear side of the vessel. The use of the quarter-rudder persisted up until the fourteenth century in the Mediterranean. There, two quarter-mounted steering oars were used—a fact that has eluded many, even in the fields of maritime history.
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