{"product_id":"jacques-devaulx-nautical-works","title":"Jacques Devaulx. Nautical Works","description":"Five hundred years after the historic French seaport of Le Havre was established, TASCHEN presents a facsimile reproduction of \u003cb\u003eLes premières oeuvres de Jacques Devaulx, pilote en la marine\u003c\/b\u003e, first published by Le Havre-born \"Naval Pilot to the King\" Jacques Devaulx in 1583. This \u003cb\u003eextraordinary illuminated manuscript\u003c\/b\u003e, dedicated to the Duke of Joyeuse, collates \u003cb\u003enautical, astronomical, and cartographic ideas\u003c\/b\u003e as well as Devaulx's own extensive notes, observations, and records as a seafarer, hydrographer, cosmographer, and cartographer.An \u003cb\u003eencyclopedic reference for sailors\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as a magnificent \u003cb\u003emaritime showpiece\u003c\/b\u003e for his royal employers, the elaborately annotated and decorated folios are a repertoire of naval and cosmographic tools and techniques, including \u003cb\u003eastrolabes, nautical charts of the Atlantic Ocean, tabular statements of diurnal tides, astrological charts, and measurements for solar altitude.\u003c\/b\u003e They also gather Devaulx's volvelles, wheel charts made of rotating parts that are today considered an early example of the paper analog computer. Together, the folios encapsulate \u003cb\u003ethe state of knowledge at a time when sailors pushed the limits of sea exploration\u003c\/b\u003e and offer \u003cb\u003ea glimpse into the practical daily requirements of Renaissance seafaring\u003c\/b\u003e.This edition of Devaulx's stunning document, produced in collaboration with the Bibliothèque nationale de France, reproduces each of the \u003cb\u003e31 folios\u003c\/b\u003e in all their brilliant art and science, including the original colorful illuminations, in particular the volvelles. The volume features essays by \u003cb\u003eJean-Yves Sarazin\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGerhard Holzer\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as commentaries from a team of experts coordinated by \u003cb\u003eÉlisabeth Hébert\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eVéronique Hauguel-Thill\u003c\/b\u003e, contextualizing Devaulx's work with \u003cb\u003efascinating insights into 16th-century seafaring and exploration\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Jacques Devaulx. Nautical Works","offer_id":46580925333701,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-3-8365-9870-5.jpg?v=1784761964","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/jacques-devaulx-nautical-works","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}