Chapter Four: Communication, Transportation, and Exploration
1350 - 1600: Chapter Four: Communication, Transportation, and Exploration
by NORMAN J. WILSON
CONTENTS
TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION, TRANSPORTATION, AND EXPLORATION
Clocks, Calendars, and Quantification 109
Literacy and the Rise of Vernacular Literature 111
Navigation and Cartography 114
Pilgrims, Travel, and Travel Literature 116
Saints’ Birthplaces118
Saints’ Professions120
The Vernacular122
Transportation and Shipping 123
Voyages of Exploration: Portugal 125
Mombasa128
Voyages of Exploration: Spain 128
Columbus and the New World130
Destruction of Tenochtitldn131
Sidebars and tables are listed in italics.
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