The Sindbad voyage / Tim Severin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Hutchinson, 1982.Description: 238 pages, [24] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0091505607
  • 9780091505608
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 910/.09165 19
  • 910.45 S497, S
LOC classification:
  • DS10 .S46
Summary: Tim Severin's account of his 1980 quest to recreate the Seven Voyages of Sindbad, from Oman to China, and thereby to test the truth of the tales of the "Arabian Nights". Severin's ship was made from Malabar timbers held together with coconut rope, and his crew included eight Omani seamen.
Item type: BOOK
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Tim Severin's account of his 1980 quest to recreate the Seven Voyages of Sindbad, from Oman to China, and thereby to test the truth of the tales of the "Arabian Nights". Severin's ship was made from Malabar timbers held together with coconut rope, and his crew included eight Omani seamen.