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OverviewFor almost a millennium, a modest wooden ship lay underwater off the coast of Serce Limani, Turkey, filled with evidence of trade and objects of daily life. The ship, now excavated by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University, trafficked in both the Byzantine and Islamic worlds of its time. Known as 'the Glass Wreck', it bore cargo that included three metric tons of glass cullet, including broken Islamic vessels and eighty pieces of intact glassware, along with various artifacts of ship life. This second volume of the discovery's investigation focuses on the excavation, conservation, and study of the glass found in the wreckage. The extensive catalog will be a valuable tool for archaeologists and scholars of Islamic glass and Islamic trade. Further, the systematic methodology and presentation of such a large undertaking will serve as a model for future study across many disciplines. Full Product DetailsAuthor: George F. Bass , Berta Lledo , Sheila MatthewsPublisher: Texas A & M University Press Imprint: Texas A & M University Press Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 30.50cm Weight: 2.291kg ISBN: 9781603440646ISBN 10: 160344064 Pages: 544 Publication Date: 30 July 2009 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsThe result is an intimate and detailed insight into industrial-level production of glass in a single factory, or a small closely related group of factories, in the Levant about 1025 CE. . . Exquisite drawings are supplemented by sufficient black-and-white photographs, and a lush colour section reveals the colours and delicacy of the glass finds. . . The third volume''s contribution to our understanding of this part of the ship''s story is happily anticipated, but it is abundantly clear that this work will be a much-used reference throughout the medieval Mediterranean world. its authors, and all those who made it possible, deserve sincere congratulations and appreciation for this contribution. --;br><br>--Cheryl Ward International Journal of Maritime History (06/23/2010) By far the largest published assemblage of Islamic glass of the early-11th century. This is a work of reference of the highest importance for Islamic glass studies./div>--Daniel Keller Nautical Archaeology (08/21/2012) . ..a comprehensive investigation of the largest known group of glass of that period. In short the publication is a colossal achievement and the detailed study of such a very wide range of forms will ensure that for the foreseeable future it is essential reading for everyone studying small fragments of everyday Islamic glass vessels from land-based sites. --;br><br>--Jennifer Price Antiquity (02/29/2012) Author InformationGEORGE F. BASS, founding president of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University, is the first person ever to excavate an ancient shipwreck in its entirety on the sea bed. His numerous awards include the presidentially bestowed National Medal of Science. The first volume of his study entitled Serce Limani: An Eleventh-Century Shipwreck, Vol. 1: The Ship and Its Anchorage, Crew, and Passengers was published by Texas A&M University Press in 2004. ROBERT H. BRILL is author of Chemical Analyses of Early Glasses: Volumes 1 and 2 and coauthor of Glass and Glassmaking in Ancient Mesopotamia. BERTA LLEDO is an archaeologist, database manager, and graphic designer on the staff of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology - Turkey. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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