The Mary Rose. The Excavation and Raising of Henry VIII's Flagship

London England: Conway Maritime Press. Very Good/Very Good. 1983. Revised 2nd Edition. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall Quarto 0851772897 Hardback Hardback. The Mary Rose. price clipped D/J. Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales. Her sinking in 1545 was both sudden and unexpected, and as a result everything within the hull was trapped and preserved - not only ship fittings, guns and weaponry, but personal objects like clothes, jewellery, books and even a barber-surgeon's medical kit. All these items were in everyday use, and this makes the ship a perfect 'time capsule' of ordinary Tudor life. From her original dramatic loss to the modern recovery operation, the story of the Mary Rose is a fascinating blend of history, archaeology and adventure. Margaret Rule, the archaeological director of the project from its earliest days, is ideally placed to tell this story, using for the first time the results of the excavation so far. These already indicate that the Mary Rose may be the most important ship find of all time. Illustrated. 240 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) .