The introduction to my third project, "The Fright and Frill of Navigation," focuses on the main topic of discourse: the two watercraft brands plying the waters of the medieval and renaissance Mediterranean. It is impossible to start covering the subject without preliminary notes about similarities and distinctions between the galley and the round ship.
My introduction embraces three aspects--the galley, the round ship, comparing and contrast--and ends with the reappraisal, reinforcing the primary outcomes. Since I am still waiting to be ready to upload the paper on my website yet (see my website https://independent.academia.edu/BaizermanMichael), I will present its outline.
a. The two brands
b. The galley’s performance
c. Low freeboard
d. Propulsion
e. Choppy seas
f. Hugging the
coast
g. Wintering
h. Provisioning
B: The Round Ship
a. Propulsion
b. Lack of wind
c. Sailing styles
d. Storms
e. The Myth of the “closed sea”
C: Comparison and
contrast
a. Design and propulsion
b. Basic dimensions
c. Seaworthiness
d. Mode of sailing
D: Reappraisal
a.
The galley
b.
The round ship
c.
Comparison and contrast
There are two reasons for this delay. First, I want to finish discussions with the last two chapters of my second book, "The Enchanting Encounter with the East." Second, I want to try my luck with maritime magazines, which might set a condition for exclusive publication.
I have also completed chapter 1 of the project and started developing chapter 2. I will report on it in my next post.
