The World of the Medieval Shipmaster
Law, Business and the Sea, c.1350-c.1450
1st Edition
Published on 16. April 2009
270 pages
978-1-84615-778-3 (ISBN)
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A comprehensive picture of the life and responsibilities of an English medieval shipmaster.
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Content
Introduction
The shipmaster and the law
The shipmaster and the rise and fall of the admirals' courts
The shipmaster as owner, partner and employee
The shipmaster's on-shore responsibilities
The shipmaster's off-shore responsibilities
The shipmaster at sea - navigation and meteorology
The shipmaster at sea - seamanship
Conclusion
Appendix 1 Transcription and translation of the MS Liber Horn copy of the Lex d'Oleron
Appendix 2 Transcription and translation of the Inquest of Queenborough
Appendix 3 A partial transcription and translation of Les Bons Usages et Les Bonnes Costumes et Les Bons Jugemenz de la Commune d'Oleron
Appendix 4 Transcription and translation of a 1323 charter party
Appendix 5 Transcription and translation of the chapter 'de regimen transfretantium' from Gilbertus Anglicus' Compendium Medicine
Bibliography
The shipmaster and the law
The shipmaster and the rise and fall of the admirals' courts
The shipmaster as owner, partner and employee
The shipmaster's on-shore responsibilities
The shipmaster's off-shore responsibilities
The shipmaster at sea - navigation and meteorology
The shipmaster at sea - seamanship
Conclusion
Appendix 1 Transcription and translation of the MS Liber Horn copy of the Lex d'Oleron
Appendix 2 Transcription and translation of the Inquest of Queenborough
Appendix 3 A partial transcription and translation of Les Bons Usages et Les Bonnes Costumes et Les Bons Jugemenz de la Commune d'Oleron
Appendix 4 Transcription and translation of a 1323 charter party
Appendix 5 Transcription and translation of the chapter 'de regimen transfretantium' from Gilbertus Anglicus' Compendium Medicine
Bibliography
