Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London : Bickers & Son · leaf 129
others each bore a single triangular one (Fig. 78).The caravel sailed as well against the wind as before it, and tacked aseasily as a row boat; so, at least, we are told in the log of the first voyageof Columbus. It is, therefore, an undeniable fact that the sailors of the Middle Agesdid not lack… … Fig. 76.—Three-masted Galley, with Square Sails, of the Sixteenth Century.—From a Picture byRaphael in the Cathedral of Sienna. coast. The Middle Ages, moreover, could often boast the possessionof considerable fleets. In 1242 the Genoese put to sea with ninety-threegalleys, thirty traders, and…
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