Project Gutenberg 2015-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 98 Thrupp, George Athelstane 1822 1905 The History of Coaches Produced by MWS, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The History of Coaches" by George Athelstane Thrupp is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the development and evolution of coaches and carriages over various epochs, highlighting their significance in transport, art, and society throughout the ages. It serves as a comprehensive guide for those interested in the history of vehicle design and coachbuilding techniques from antiquity to modern times. The opening of the text details Thrupp's motivations for writing, as he was commissioned to prepare lectures for the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce in 1876. He opted to focus on the history of coachbuilding rather than a mere technical guide to vehicle construction. The introduction lays the groundwork for a chronological exploration, beginning with early wheels and sledges used in ancient civilizations, progress through various significant epochs in transport history, and the first coaches seen in England. Thrupp notes the challenges he faced in assembling historical data, highlighting the gaps in literature and resources available on the subject. This sets the stage for an in-depth examination of ancient vehicles and their implications on culture and technology over time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Carriages and carts TS Text Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - General 338971 338222 2024-09-20T13:02:33.803214 2023-09-21T09:29:02.133885 text/html text/html 330334 2021-01-25T04:40:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 10159332 2021-01-25T04:40:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 11275782 2024-09-20T13:02:43.954142 application/epub+zip 11258669 2024-09-20T13:02:35.582183 application/epub+zip 189755 2024-09-20T13:02:34.564165 application/epub+zip 11322723 2024-09-20T13:02:50.348116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11272786 2024-09-20T13:02:41.292189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258736 2022-09-22T09:56:44.420668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286059 285846 2024-09-20T13:02:32.750195 2023-09-21T09:28:59.538851 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 285903 2015-06-11T11:59:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 106846 2015-06-11T11:59:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17836 2024-09-20T13:02:50.545118 application/rdf+xml 17528 2024-09-20T13:02:34.650163 image/jpeg 2621 2024-09-20T13:02:34.607180 image/jpeg 10370847 2024-09-20T13:02:34.125178 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog