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This is a comparative study dealing with the maritime practices which prevailed in the Byzantine and Islamic worlds around the Mediterranean from 7-10 centuries C.E. and consists of seven chapters. The first chapter describes the physical and legal significance of the ship, computation of capacity, and the importance of naming commercial vessels. Chapter Two examines issues of ownership and possession of a vessel, the employment conditions of the crew, and the passengers' status on board ship. Carriage of cargo by sea and forms of contracts, liability of the lessor, shipping fees, and breach of contract are covered in Chapter Three. Jettison, average, and contribution are treated in Chapter Four. Chapter Five treats the laws of collision and the rules governing the salvage of jetsam, are surveyed in Chapter Six. The final chapter explains the legal differences between Byzantine and Islamic mercantile law and outlines the principles of the sea loan, chreokoinonia , and qirad.

Law, Medieval --- Maritime law (Islamic law) --- Maritime law (Roman law) --- Maritime law --- Law, Maritime --- Marine law --- Merchant marine --- Merchant ships --- Navigation --- Navigation laws --- Shipping --- International law --- Commercial law --- Law of the sea --- Roman law --- Islamic law --- Medieval law --- History --- Law and legislation --- Kitāb Akriyat al-Sufun wa-al-Nizāʻ bayna Ahlihā. --- Rhodian sea-law. --- Treatise concerning the leasing of ships and claims between contracting parties --- Nomos Rodiōn nautikos --- Lex Rhodia --- Law, Medieval. --- Droit maritime --- Droit maritime (droit islamique) --- Droit maritime (droit romain) --- Droit médiéval --- Histoire --- Jusqu'à 1500 --- Grèce --- Rhodes (Grèce ; île) --- Kitab Akriyat al-Sufun wa-al-Niza bayna Ahliha.