Abstract

U drugoj knjizi svoga rukopisa De navigatione , što ga je 2005. godine u kritičkom izdanju objavio Damir Salopek, Benedikt Kotruljević ponajviše je raspravljao o vrstama plovilā. U njoj je obradio pedesetak vrsta i tipova plovilā, a naročitu pozornost je posvetio galijama. Prema Kotruljeviću, galije su bile različitih veličina, služile različitim namjenama i razlikovale se po svojoj plovnosti. U Kotruljevićevu udžbeniku plovidbe obrađeni su također dijelovi i oprema galije, nazivi i broj članova njezine posade te načini njezina popunjavanja.U De navigatione Kotruljević nas je obavijestio i o plovilima koja su se koristila na hrvatskoj obali Jadrana: marsilijane u Dalmaciji, marani u Istri, barkoziji ponajviše u Dubrovniku. O hrvatskoj obali Jadrana Kotruljević je još izjavio i to da je »preugodna«, pri čemu je spomenuo nekoliko dalmatinskih gradova i otoka. Zbog toga što se suprotstavio tvrdnjama historičara Flavija Bionda da je sveti Jeronim bio Talijan, Kotruljević je, prema današnjim spoznajama, prvi hrvatski mislilac koji je raspravljao o rodnom mjestu svetoga Jeronima na hrvatskoj obali Jadrana.In the second book of his manuscript De navigatione , first published by Damir Salopek in 2005, Benedikt Kotruljević, an early Renaissance thinker from Dubrovnik, mainly discussed sorts of vessels. In it he singled out titles for around 50 sorts and types of vessels, but he payed special attention to galleys. From his account we find out that the galleys were of different sizes, that they served various purposes, and that they differed according to their seaworthiness. Furthermore, he discussed parts and the equipment of the galley, terms and the numbers of their members, as well as about the ways they were manned by the crew.In De navigatione Kotruljević also informed us of the vessels that were used on the Croatian coast of the Adriatic: marsigliane in Dalmatia, marrani in Istria, barcosi mainly in Dubrovnik. Kotruljević also said that the Croatian Adriatic coast is “too enjoyable”. He also mentioned some towns and islands of Dalmatia. Because of the fact that he opposed the claims of the historian Flavio Biondo arguing that St. Jerome was an Italian, Kotruljević is, according to today’s data, the first Croatian thinker who discussed St. Jerome’s native town on the Croatian coast of the Adriatic