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Roman sails: leather, linen, or?

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Roman sails: leather, linen, or?
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08-03-2016, 04:46 AM
Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World by Lionel Casson, John Hopkins Publications, 1971, would be a good place to research. He seems to favour linen and uses several quotes to back that up.
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Roman sails: leather, linen, or? - by richsc - 08-01-2016, 11:02 AM
RE: Roman sails: leather, linen, or? - by Longovicium - 08-03-2016, 04:46 AM
RE: Roman sails: leather, linen, or? - by richsc - 08-06-2016, 12:02 AM

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