The voyage and shipwreck of St. Paul, with dissertations on the life and writings of St. Luke, and the ships and navigation of the ancients (1880)
Smith, James, 1782-1867, Smith, Walter Edward, ed · London : Longmans, Green · leaf 260
S. 191 separate masts, or one above another. From themanner in which they are mentioned, it is obviousthat these three-sailed ships were of the largest size ;we must conclude therefore, that it was not a commoncircumstance to have so many as three principal sails.What may be considered, therefore,… … lection at Rome, appears to give a good idea of therelative size and position of the sails, except that themainmast is evidently placed too near the bow. I41). He translates the above passage sursum spectantes numerantesvela alia aliis imposita,adding the following criticism on the Latintranslation…
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