Studies in ancient technology, Volume II

Leiden, Netherlands: E.J. Brill, 1965. Ex-Library. Hardcover. Good/None. Our photos depict the actual book offered. White cloth boards with gilt titling on front and spine; spine is toned and bears white inked Dewey numbers at heel. Some light stains/foxing and fading on front, and corners are a little worn. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown and blindstamp to title page. Interior pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Card envelope with card and date due list still glued to rear end papers. Small quarto, 16 x 24.5 cm. Ships from US. BOOK INFO: See photos for Table of Contents. Illustrated in B&W photography and drawings/schematics. 'As water covers 72% of the globe, and seas, rivers, snow, hail, ice and rain have taken such an important part in the formation and deformation of the earth, water largely conditions and forms primitive life. Hence the overwhelming role water plays in mythology and theology, in ritual and magic. Man and animal rely on water in their diet and for the preparation of food. Water was taken from brooks and wells, and the gradual development and mechanisation of these resources form the story of water supply. Secondly the use of rivers and seas as a medium of transport forms the story of the ship and shipping. Then water is used as a source of power; the development of the water-wheel started during the Roman Empire but reached its apex in modern times. Fourthly there were irrigation and drainage.' (-from Chapter One). v. illus., map. 25 cm. Includes bibliography and index.