Cathedral, Forge and Waterwheel - Technology and Invention in the Middle Ages by Frances & Joseph Gies
In this account of Europe’s rise to world leadership in technology, Frances and Joseph Gies show how early modern technology and experimental science were direct outgrowths of the decisive innovations of medieval Europe, in the tools and techniques of agriculture, craft industry, metallurgy, building construction, navigation, and war. The Gies's report that many of Europe’s most important inventions—the horse harness, the stirrup, the magnetic compass, cotton and silk cultivation and manufacture, papermaking, firearms, and “Arabic” numerals—had their origins outside Europe, in China, India, and the Middle East. Europe synthesized its own innovations—the three-field system, waterpower in industry, the full-rigged ship, the putting-out system—into a powerful new combination of technology, economics, and politics.
This paperback book is in very good condition with minor imperfections to the cover including an owner’s inscription inside. Pages in very good condition.
ISBN 10: 0060925817 / ISBN 13: 9780060925819
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication Date: 1995
