Michael Baizerman Author

  My recent contribution to the re-editing project of the initial chapters of my book, "The Enchanting Encounter with the East," has commenced. View it https://www.academia.edu/143090131/Where_is_the_Heart_of_the_World_The_Location_of_Jerusalem_on_Medieval_Mind_Maps The article places Jerusalem in the center of the papal vision of the Crusades, the pilgrim's desire to visit the Holy City, and the mapmakers' intention to establish the spatial center of the world.  The previous chapters are available: https://www.academia.edu/127139711/What_if_the_Earth_Is_the_Sphere https://www.academia.edu/127881027/How_to_measure_the_Earths_circumference https://www.academia.edu/128448718/How_Long_Spans_the_Inhabited_World https://www.academia.edu/129455182/The_World_as_the_Trefoil My upcoming Zoom lecture titled "The Siege of Chandax," based on the article of the same name, will take place on August 11 . View https://www.academia.edu/126933976/The_Siege_of_Chandax_The_Byza...

I have decided to revise the plan for my project, “The Fright and Thrill of Navigation.” Originally, I intended to cover shipping in the medieval and early modern Mediterranean. However, the wealth of information available, particularly regarding the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, would make my research excessively lengthy and difficult to read. Therefore, I will focus my investigation exclusively on shipping in the medieval Mediterranean. Here is the revised outline: “The Fright and Thrill of Navigation” Volume 1: Seafaring in the Medieval Mediterranean Prelude: I. A Tale of Two Brands Part 1: Galleys in the Medieval Mediterranean Part 2: Sailing Ships in the Medieval Mediterranean Part 3: The Galley vs. the Sailing Ship. Comparison & Contrast: Reappraisal (?)  The Vagaries of Navigation in the Medieval Mediterranean (?) The Sailor (?) The Port Unit I: The Age of the Galley 1.        The Early War Galleys 2.      ...