Classic ships of Islam : : from Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean / / by Dionisius A. Agius.

This book charts the development of Islamic ships and boats in the Western Indian Ocean from the seventh to the early sixteenth century with reference to earlier periods. It utilizes mainly Classical and Medieval Arabic sources with iconographical evidence and archaeological finds. Maritime activiti...

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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : Brill,, 2008.
Year of Publication:2008
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East 92.
Physical Description:1 online resource (529 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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