The Mediterranean lateen sail in late antiquity
The Mediterranean lateen sail in late antiquity
The Mediterranean lateen sailing rig has been studied since the early-to-mid-20th century. Recently-published depictions of sailing vessels rigged with lateen and settee sails, dating to the late-antique period, allow some of the principle characteristics of that rig to be established. This allows comparison with lateen- or settee-rigged vessels from both earlier and later periods. The sailing rigs depicted on other vessels can be identified and the level of technical continuity between the late-antique and medieval Mediterranean addressed. Finally it is possible to assess the extent to which the lateen sail was established in the Mediterranean by late antiquity.
mediterranean, late antiquity, lateen, settee, sailing rig
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Whitewright, J.
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March 2009
Whitewright, J.
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Abstract
The Mediterranean lateen sailing rig has been studied since the early-to-mid-20th century. Recently-published depictions of sailing vessels rigged with lateen and settee sails, dating to the late-antique period, allow some of the principle characteristics of that rig to be established. This allows comparison with lateen- or settee-rigged vessels from both earlier and later periods. The sailing rigs depicted on other vessels can be identified and the level of technical continuity between the late-antique and medieval Mediterranean addressed. Finally it is possible to assess the extent to which the lateen sail was established in the Mediterranean by late antiquity.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 12 January 2009
Published date: March 2009
Keywords:
mediterranean, late antiquity, lateen, settee, sailing rig
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Local EPrints ID: 204791
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/204791
ISSN: 1057-2414
PURE UUID: 57669ff8-ad65-444e-8420-df60757896a3
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