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Item Details
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RIGGING PERIOD FORE-AND-AFT CRAFT
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| By: |
Lennarth Petersson |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£22.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1861762372 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781861762375 |
| Publisher: |
GREENHILL BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2007 |
| Pages: |
128 |
| Description: |
"Depicts the rigging of three typical eighteenth-century vessels - an English cutter, a three-masted French lugger and an American schooner. Some 200 diagrams show clearly where each separate item of standing and running rigging is fitted, led and belayed"--Dust jkt. |
| Synopsis: |
Superb draughtsmanship that clearly shows each and every detail of the rigging of typical fore-and-aft vessels. Follows on the success of the author's earlier book which has been reprinted three times. A beautiful book of drawings that will delight anyone with an interest in rigging traditional fore-and-aft craft. The rigging of period ship models is arguably the most complex task that any modeller has to accomplish; the intricacies can be daunting and visual references limited. The author's first book, Rigging Period Ship Models, was a triumph of clarity for those wishing to decipher the complexites of square rig. This new book does the same for fore-and-aft rigs and describes and depicts the rigging of three typical 18th century vessels - an American schooner, an English cutter and a three-masted French lugger. The author has, after studying in detail numerous contemporary models in museums, drawn some 200 diagrams which show clearly how each separate item of rigging is fitted to the masts, yards and sails. Each drawing deals with only one particular aspect so allowing the reader to see it in isolation.Clear headings and concise captions add to the ease with which the book can be used. Whether a modelmaker needs to rig a whole ship or just requires information on one aspect, it is all here. The remarkable visual immediacy and clarity of this work will delight modelers and enthusiasts alike and no modeller of period ships will wish to be without it. LENNARTH PETERSSON is a Swedish modelmaker and draughtsman and has spent years studying period rigs. He has written for journals and periodicals and, amongst many commissions, produced detailed visual interpretations of the Vasa for the Statens Sjohistoriska Museet in Stockholm. He lives in Sweden and this book follows his highly acclaimed Rigging Period Ship Models. |
| Illustrations: |
ill |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Chatham Publishing |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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