Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg
Carvel or Clinker Ship Designs
The music is Morisco music, found on Iberian Garden, Vol. 1 by
Altramar. The piece is Muwashshah: Mā li-l-muwallah, 1113-1198.
This music takes place at the beautiful gardens along the Guadalquiver, near Cordoba.
This is during the "convivencia" under Alfonso X (El Sabio - The Wise), the time
before Granda fell: when Christians, Moslems and Jews lived at peace with each
other. Muwashshah are songs in poetic form, with instrumental interludes in the
form of Ibn Bājja (Avempace): 1470-1520. This is Morisco art.
Ships were of two basic designs: Carvel or Clinker.
The carvel method of building ships were stronger,
thus were favored as they could carry larger and
heavier cargoes, and could be used to construct bigger
and stronger galleys.
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