"The investigation was begun ... and the results first presented as a dessertation for the degree of doctor of philosophy in Harvard university."--Preface

Includes bibliographical references (page 268) and index

The galleys -- The round ships -- Some famous shipwrights -- The craft guilds -- The process of construction -- The activity of the private shipyards -- Industrial organizations in the private shipyards -- The growth of the arsenal -- The management of the arsenal -- The arsenalotti -- Industrial discipline in the arsenal -- The timber supplies -- Tables: A. Primary proportions of ships ; B. Proportions and measures of Venetian long ships ; C. Measures of Venetian round ships ; D. Number and capacity of large round ships, 1405-1465 ; E. Number and capacity of round ships, 1499 ; F. Number and capacity of large round ships, 1558-1559 ; G. Great galleys made in the arsenal, 1496-1505 ; H. Number of great and light galleys in the arsenal, 1504-1602 ; I. Number of ship craftsmen ; J. Rates of wages of ship carpenters at the arsenal -- Appendices: I. Weights, measures and moneys ; II. Doge Mocenigo's oration and the Venetian fleet of 1420-1450 ; III. The ship lists of 1499 ; IV. Freight rates ; V. The age of ships ; VI. The cost of ships ; VII. Round ships build by the government

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