Cathedral, Forge and Waterwheel | technology and invention in the Middle Ages
Author - Joseph Gies
Year published - 1995
Published by - Harper Collins
Book Format - Soft Cover
Genre - 5th - 15th Century
Summary
An illuminating look at the monumental inventions of the Middle Ages, by the authors of Life in a Medieval Castle. In this account of Europe’s rise to world leadership in technology and shows how early modern technology and experimental science were direct outgrowths of the decisive innovations of medieval Europe. This book shows that many of Europe’s most important inventions, the horse harness, the stirrup, the magnetic compass, paper making, cotton, and silk cultivation and manufacture, firearms, and Arab numerals had their origins outside Europe. Europe adopted and adapted these technologies and made them their own. The advances in the tools and techniques of agriculture, craft industry, metallurgy, building construction, navigation, and war helped medieval Europe attain a powerful new combination of technology, economics, and politics.
Notes - Slight crease on cover
Author - Joseph Gies
Year published - 1995
Published by - Harper Collins
Book Format - Soft Cover
Genre - 5th - 15th Century
Summary
An illuminating look at the monumental inventions of the Middle Ages, by the authors of Life in a Medieval Castle. In this account of Europe’s rise to world leadership in technology and shows how early modern technology and experimental science were direct outgrowths of the decisive innovations of medieval Europe. This book shows that many of Europe’s most important inventions, the horse harness, the stirrup, the magnetic compass, paper making, cotton, and silk cultivation and manufacture, firearms, and Arab numerals had their origins outside Europe. Europe adopted and adapted these technologies and made them their own. The advances in the tools and techniques of agriculture, craft industry, metallurgy, building construction, navigation, and war helped medieval Europe attain a powerful new combination of technology, economics, and politics.
Notes - Slight crease on cover
Author - Joseph Gies
Year published - 1995
Published by - Harper Collins
Book Format - Soft Cover
Genre - 5th - 15th Century
Summary
An illuminating look at the monumental inventions of the Middle Ages, by the authors of Life in a Medieval Castle. In this account of Europe’s rise to world leadership in technology and shows how early modern technology and experimental science were direct outgrowths of the decisive innovations of medieval Europe. This book shows that many of Europe’s most important inventions, the horse harness, the stirrup, the magnetic compass, paper making, cotton, and silk cultivation and manufacture, firearms, and Arab numerals had their origins outside Europe. Europe adopted and adapted these technologies and made them their own. The advances in the tools and techniques of agriculture, craft industry, metallurgy, building construction, navigation, and war helped medieval Europe attain a powerful new combination of technology, economics, and politics.
Notes - Slight crease on cover
