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Technology and civilization.
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De Villiers, Marq.
Wood.
Technology and civilization.
MARC Display
The longbow, the schooner & the violin :
wood
and
human
achievement
/ Marq de Villiers.
by
De Villiers, Marq.
Sutherland House, 2022.
Call #:
620.12 D278L
Subjects
Wood
.
Technology and civilization.
ISBN:
9781989555590 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Wood
and
human
achievement
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xx, 318 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
The English longbow, made of rare yew
wood
, unmatched for accuracy, speed of fire, and deadliness, shifted Europe's balance of power in the Middle Ages. Schooners, those "able handsome ladies" of the sea, inaugurated a new era of global trade, carrying high-value cargoes of tea and spice to Europe and America with unmatched speed and reliability. The violin, individual examples of which have personalities and histories as brilliant as the performers who play them, brought Western music to the pinnacle of expressiveness. These three iconic artifacts exemplify the inventive ways
human
ingenuity has employed
wood
- one of our most extraordinary natural substances - to change its culture and history. In this sweeping and beautifully-written history, award-winning author Marq de Villiers explores our relationship with
wood
, from ancient times to the present, from the forest to the workshop.
Wood
, he writes, has always been an essential companion to
human
development, and its most remarkable applications may still be ahead.
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