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Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel: Technology and Invention in the Middle Ages
Cathedral Forge and Waterwheel Technology and Invention in the Middle Ages
Author: Frances Gies, Joseph Gies
In this account of Europe's rise to world leadership in technology, Frances and Joseph Gies make use of recent scholarship to destroy two time-honored myths. — Myth One: that Europe's leap forward occurred suddenly in the "Renaissance," following centuries of medieval stagnation. Not so, say the Gieses: Early modern technology a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060165901
ISBN-10: 0060165901
Publication Date: 2/1994
Pages: 357
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Publisher: Harpercollins
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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