Waubonsee Community College

Before the mast, life and death aboard the Mary Rose, edited by Julie Gardiner with Michael J. Allen ; with contributions from Mary-Anne Alburger [and others]

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Before the mast

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edited by Julie Gardiner with Michael J. Allen ; with contributions from Mary-Anne Alburger [and others]

Archaeology of the Mary Rose, v. 4

life and death aboard the Mary Rose

'Before the Mast' explores how the men of the Mary Rose lived, through their surviving possessions; how they were fed, music and recreation, medicine and provision for illness and injury, as well as working practices: carpentry and maintenance, stowage, navigation and ship's communications

Part one: Life on the Mary Rose: the contents of the ship -- The 'Good Shippe' Mary Rose, an introduction -- Silk hats to woolly socks: clothing remains -- Personal possessions: purses to paternosters -- Septicaemia, scurvy, and the Spanish pox: provisions for sickness and injury at sea -- 'Dance and skylark': musical instruments -- A host of shining angels: money on board -- Navigation and ship's communication -- Routine maintenance and 'housework' -- Plain and functional: furniture on the Mary Rose -- 'Everything on top and nothing handy': stowage on board -- Feeding the crew: cooking, serving and eating -- Part two: Scientific studies: crew, conditions and environment -- Acquiring the data: introduction to the palaeo-environmental and scientific analyses -- The crew of the Mary Rose -- Provisions for board and lodging: the animal and plant remains -- Conditions on board: pests, parasites and pollen -- Science and the Mary Rose -- Part three: Looking to the future -- Concluding comments and avenues for future research