History of Technology: Vol 12 (History of technology series) - Hardcover

This is a collection of six essays on diverse technical subjects, ranging in time from c.600 AD to the end of the 19th century, drawing on material relating to Australia, the Middle East and Western Europe. The general aim of the series is to explore the relationship of technology to social, cultural and economic aspects of life and to show how technological development has shaped - and been shaped by - the society in which it occurred.