Porter, Dot2023-05-232022-09-072022-09-072022-09-07https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/46693Treatise on ships and shipbuilding, including information on cartography, construction and use of the compass, types of ships, and meteorology and astronomy for use in navigation. Includes references to classical and medieval authors, which at the beginning of the manuscript are noted in the margins with red ink (f. 1v-4r). Dedicated to the doge (Cristoforo Moro, who served 1462-1471) and senate of Venice.Navigation -- Mediterranean Region -- Early works to 1800Naval art and science -- Italy -- Venice -- Early works to 1800Shipbuilding -- Italy -- Venice -- Early works to 1800Astronomy -- Early works to 1800AstronomyShipbuildingNaval art and scienceNavigationItaly -- VeniceMediterranean RegionCodices (bound manuscripts)DiagramsTreatisesTables (Data)Manuscripts Italian -- 15th centuryManuscripts RenaissanceRenaissance StudiesArticle