EUROPE AND THE SEA

Europe is a maritime continent, its history and culture decisively shaped by the exploration and use of the surrounding seas. For Eu ropeans, the sea has long served as a space of rule and trade, bridge and border, resource and desire.This gorgeous volume examines the importance of the sea for the development of European civilizations, featuring more than four hundred illustrations spanning mor e than two millennia of European maritime cultural history. Chapters explore thirteen themes, each linked to a port citymoving from myths and...[Llegir més]