Venetian ships

Lane, Venetian Ships and Shipbuilders of the Renaissance, 1992. p. 64. The technical renaissance of the early sixteenth century gave Venetians enough confidence to reform their naval architecture. 

Kurrer. K.-E (2002) Geschichte der Baustatik (The History of Structural Engineering) Berlin Ernst Sohn Lane. RC. (1934) Venetian Ships and Shipbuilders of the Renaissance. Baltimore John Hopkins University Lark. R.J.. Mawson. B.R. and Smith. A.K. (1999) The Refurbishment of Newport Transporter Bridge. The Stnjctural Engineer 77 (16) 17 August 1999. 15-21. 

Our path returned us to the big salone where the murder weapon was preserved in its glass mausoleum. In the window overlooking the riva and the shipping basin sat the plump little lady I had seen with donna Alina on Friday. At first I thought she was alone, the epitome of the sequestered Venetian nobleman s wife dying of boredom as the world went by without her but then I saw she had a child with her and was pointing out the sights. I knew who she was. 

It was a century later (1351) in naval action between the Moors Spanish that ship cannons won the battle. The Moors are recorded as using guns against Christians of the Alcazar in 1343. Venetians are supposed to have employed guns against the Genovese in 1380 See also CANNON in Vol 2 of Encycl, pp C26-Lff... 

Silently they meandered their ships into Venetian waters. A token force was left to guard the boats while the main group of pirates stealthily made their way toward the Church of San Pietro. In the distance, the pirates could hear the music and celebrations. They grinned at one another. The plan was going well. 

This nobleman was gorgeous and powerful, and when once a year the Signora went out to sea, to witness the throwing of a Gem Ring into the water at the ceremony of wedding the Adriatic, our gentleman with many others of the Venetian nobility went out in his grand pleasure ship, when suddenly a hurricane arose and he with many others of the Venetian Lords and Rulers, was drowned. 

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