Cathedral, forge, and waterwheel : technology and invention in the Middle Ages /

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. N...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gies, Frances
Other Authors:	Gies, Joseph
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Harperperennial, 1995.
Subjects:	Technology > History. Inventions > History. Science, Medieval.

Table of Contents:

Nimrod's tower, Noah's ark
Triumphs and failures of ancient technology
Not so dark ages: A.D. 500-900
Asian connection
Technology of the commercial revolution: 900-1200
High Middle ages: 1200-1400
Leonardo and Columbus End of the middle ages
Notes
Bibliography
Index.