{"product_id":"rope-tim-queeney","title":"Rope, Tim Queeney","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eRope\u003c\/em\u003e, Tim Queeney takes readers on a sweeping journey through the history of one of humanity’s most fundamental — and often overlooked — materials. From the oceans navigated by Magellan and the 15th-century fleet of Admiral Zheng He to Polynesian multihulls, Queeney argues that without rope, none of these aerial, naval and terrestrial feats would have been possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBut the book doesn’t stop at nautical adventure. It stretches across millennia to show how rope underpins the pyramids, the Roman Colosseum, the construction of Hagia Sophia, Notre-Dame, the Sultan Hasan Mosque and the Brooklyn Bridge—structures whose very existence depended on fibre, twisting, tensile strength and human ingenuity. Queeney then turns his eye to the future: synthetic fibre, cables, potential space-elevators, and how rope might continue to shape civilisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTim Queeney\u003c\/strong\u003e is a sailor, writer and editor deeply rooted in maritime culture. He served as editor of Ocean Navigator, teaches navigation, and has spent a lifetime handling rope, tying knots, working at sea — which gives him a rare material-based insight into the material’s larger historical role.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePublication date: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Icon Books\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781837733316\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16.5 x 3.7 x 24.6 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"selvedge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46977360855275,"sku":"9781837733316","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1395\/5787\/files\/BookCovers_1_edb7e205-9fec-44b8-9120-4247d5a91cd1.png?v=1760959756","url":"https:\/\/www.selvedge.org\/products\/rope-tim-queeney","provider":"Selvedge Magazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}