Beyond Crusading

Hi,

here are a few:

General History and Economics

"The World that Trade Created" by Kenneth Pomeranz and Steven Topik: Explores the global economic networks, commodities, and shipping logistics that shaped the 19th-century world.

"Empires of the Sea" or general works on maritime trade networks detail how steamships and iron hulls transformed global finance and cargo movement.

"Clyde-Built: The Blockade Runners, Cruisers and Armoured Merchantmen of the First World War" by Eric Graham: Illustrates the peak of 19th/20th-century ship manufacturing economics in Scotland.

Ships and Technology

"The Line Fleets" and general histories of the great ocean liner companies (White Star, Cunard, Hamburg America Line).

"The Sail and Steam Navy List" by Rif Winfield: Documents the complex transition period from wooden sailing warships to steel steamships in the 19th century.

"The Maritime History of the World" volumes detailing the shift from wind power to coal and oil engines.

Maritime Law and Governance

"Grotius and the Law of the Sea" (and related modern legal histories on 19th-century prize law and neutrality).

"Law of the Sea" histories focusing on 19th-century British Admiralty courts, salvage rights, and the regulation of international shipping lanes.

"The Freedom of the Seas" historical analyses regarding how imperial powers enforced or bent maritime laws during the age of steam.

Culture and Life at Sea

"Two Years Before the Mast" by Richard Henry Dana Jr.: A classic 1840 memoir detailing the brutal, gritty reality of life as a common sailor on a 19th-century merchant brig.

"The Mirror of the Sea" by Joseph Conrad: A deeply reflective cultural and psychological look at ships, sailors, and ports in the late-sail/early-steam era.

a mystical ship: christ and the soul as lovers

illustrations from a copy of 'christus und die minnende seele' ('christ and the loving soul'), konstanz, late 15th c.

There was a period of Greek history in late antiquity where a lot of educated people were of the opinion that what makes a person Greek is the kind of education they receive rather than who their parents were or where they grew up.

* How do tarps go missing between field seasons?

* Why do I not have as much success with grants as others?

* How did we lose a datum? It's a frickin concrete cylinder in the ground!

* Can you read this person's field notes? Because I can't.

* Is this a bone or a rock?

* Which Munsell number is closest to this layer?

* Is this a sherd or a very convincing rock?

* We've had weeks to excavate. Why are we always rushing on the last few days?

LOOK AT THIS MAGNIFICENT GOTH-ASS SHIT

EGADDDDDDD

THE IRON-COPPER SOLUTION USED TO DYE THE PAGES WAS SO CORROSIVE THAT THERE ARE VERY FEW SURVIVING EXAMPLES

THESE BOOKS WERE LITERALLY TOO METAL TO LIVE

The First Steps of Jesus (Detail)

c. 1460.

France or Flanders.

This illumination fragment depicts the infant Christ taking his first steps using a traditional wooden three-wheeled baby walker, supported by two angels. The scene captures a rare, tender glimpse into medieval domestic life through religious art.

Solidus of Emperor Heraclius (r. 610-641), minted 610-613.

Heraclius was Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641, who came to power after overthrowing Phocas. His reign was dominated by major wars against the Sasanian Empire and later the Arab forces of the Rashidun Caliphate. Although the Persians initially overran key Byzantine territories such as Syria and Egypt, Heraclius reorganized the empire and achieved a decisive victory at the Battle of Nineveh (627), forcing Persia to make peace. Soon after, however, Arab armies conquered much of these recovered lands. Domestically, Heraclius introduced military and administrative reforms, sought religious unity through monothelitism, and made Greek the official language of the Byzantine state.

The Black Hours, MS. 493, c. 1470

The Black Hours, MS. 493, c. 1470

Depictions of planets and their respective influences over human activities as seen in De Sphaera d'Este (from around 1470 or 1491)

Luna, the Moon

Jupiter

Saturn

Venus

Sol, the Sun

Mars