ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CARRACK
From Old French caraque, from Old Spanish carraca, from Arabic qarāqīr merchant ships.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARRACK»
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carrack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Seafarers, Merchants and Pirates in the Middle Ages
The carrack's reinforced bottom could withstand grounding and the vessel could
be left high and dry without difficulty. With its rounded bow and relatively shallow
draught, it could easily be run up on any gently shelving, sandy beach.
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Carrack to Clipper - A Book of Sailing-Ship Models
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A carrack or nau was a three- or four-masted sailing ship developed in 15th century Western Europe for use in the Atlantic Ocean.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Tudor Sea Power: The Foundation of Greatness
Date built, purchased Name Typeb Tonnes Guns Battle honours Last Remarks:
fate, where known or captured if known; '-' = flagship recorded otherwise first
listing HENRY VII 1473 purchased Grace Dieu Carrack 1486 1478 purchased ...
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
In the 90s, Carrack's career was mostly taken up with his participation with Mike
And The Mechanics. He stepped outside in the mid-90s with an excellent solo
album that spawned two hit singles, notably a beautiful reworking of'How Long'
and ...
6
The works of Sr William D'avenant Kt: consisting of those ...
Enter Carrack. Carrack; I hope he*s at his Prayers 1 Indeed melancholiy is a
good sign Of Contrition, in Men that drink much. Cable. Here arc two
Lamentations more, to the Same tune. Were Hannibal alive, and these Directed
to him, he would ...
Sir William D'Avenant, 1673
7
Porcelain and the Dutch East India Company: As Recorded in ...
And so we find that transition and carrack ware overlap, with a decoration of
transition character on a carrack body (illustration No. 9), but the reverse also
occurs, that a carrack decoration may be found on a ware technically typical
transition.
8
Catalogue of the Lansdowne Manuscripts
The Commissioners for the prize carrack write from Plymouth to Lord Burghley,
that they hear the carrack is near arriving sate, Sept. 3, 159'2. 30. Sir Martin
Frobisher, off the Lizard, to Lord Burghley ; with news of more Spanish prizes
taken at ...
British Museum Dept. of Manuscripts British Museum
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Catalogue of the Lansdowne Manuscripts in the British Museum
The Commissioners for the prize carrack write from Plymouth to Lord Burghley,
that. they hear the carrack is near arriving safe, Sept. 3, 1592. 30. Sir Martin
Frobisher, off the Lizard, to Lord Burghley ; with news of more Spanish prizes
taken at ...
The only large ship was the great carrack from Panama. Now fully loaded with
precious metals, she sat low in the water about two hundred yards offshore. The
driver stopped the carriage near the harbour-master's stone hut and tied the
horses ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARRACK»
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carrack is used in the context of the following news items.
Folk rockers Venus Rising release debut single Lazy Daze
... of people, including VegFest, UK Bristol and The Acoustic Festival of Britain, which was headlined by Big Country and Paul Carrack. «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
Star Citizen's Most Expensive Ship to Date Announced
Ships like the Orion, the Carrack and the Reclaimer all come naturally, too: mining asteroids, exploring new worlds and the like are all types of ... «Action Trip, Jul 15»
Glastonbury 2015: The highlights and lowlights
... and Paul Carrack," says Linda Hewitt (right) from Weston-super-Mare, who is working in the festival car parks for the Festive Lizards charity. «BBC News, Jun 15»
Theatre Severn sees visitor numbers rise
... Al Murray, Milton Jones, Paul Carrack and Joan Armatrading. Approximately a third of attendees visited the venue from outside Shropshire. «shropshirelive.com, Jun 15»
Dancing in the District set for Friday
As a boxer Thorn once fought against Roberto Duran, and as a musician he has toured and collaborated with Sting, Paul Carrack, Joe Diffie, ... «Muskogee Daily Phoenix, Jun 15»
MEG STEIN: PUZZLING MARGINS
THE CARRACK MODERN ART—"There was a time when the dimensions of things modified themselves, leaving a number of puzzling margins," Marilynne ... «The Independent Weekly, Jun 15»
Tribute to one of jazz's greatest female singers
Singer/songwriter Paul Carrack makes a popular return to the Concorde on July 17 and eight piece soul band Rufus Stone take centre stage on ... «Daily Echo, Jun 15»
Quick Study
Yes. I'm going to quote my book here: “On Halloween, 1519, a lone carrack reached the shores of southern Spain and sailed up the ... «The Economist, Jun 15»
Acoustic Festival days away
Mike and the Mechanics front man Paul Carrack will headline Saturday night's proceedings on the Open Air Stage. Hunter and the Bear, The ... «Uttoxeter Advertiser, Jun 15»
Win tickets to Acoustic Festival of Britain
... rock, blues, country and guitar music with headline acts including Big Country, Paul Carrack from Roxy Music, Show of Hands, From The Jam ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jun 15»
