Author: Edouard A. Stackpole
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Figureheads of ships
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Figureheads & Ship Carvings at Mystic Seaport
Silent Pilots
Author: Mystic Seaport Museum
Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum Monograp
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
In this book, Georgia Hamilton has researched, described, and illustrated forty figureheads in the collection; these range from well known and positively identified, such as the eagle from the clipper Great Republic, to those with traditional but unverified attributions and those with unknown provenances.
Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum Monograp
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
In this book, Georgia Hamilton has researched, described, and illustrated forty figureheads in the collection; these range from well known and positively identified, such as the eagle from the clipper Great Republic, to those with traditional but unverified attributions and those with unknown provenances.
Ships' Figureheads
Author: Peter Norton
Publisher: Barre Pub
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher: Barre Pub
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Figureheads and Ship Carving
Author: Michael Stammers
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 9781591142744
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Concise but comprehensive, this history of figureheads and ship carvings covers the period from ancient Egypt to the present, with emphasis on the great period of decoration between the late sixteenth century and the end of the age of sail. The decoration of a ship was often done to signify its importance or demonstrate pride of ownership, but was also added to appease sea gods and scare off enemies, as exemplified by the eyes on Chinese Junks and the ferocious dragons on Viking ships, while the lion figurehead symbolized naval power. Michael Stammers explains that the powerful typographic logos seen on the sides of container ships today attest to a company's struggle for commercial domination. In the book he describes the ship carvers as well as collections of figureheads that can be seen in museums around the world. With its numerous illustrations, this book will appeal to all those with an interest in ships and their decorations.
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 9781591142744
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Concise but comprehensive, this history of figureheads and ship carvings covers the period from ancient Egypt to the present, with emphasis on the great period of decoration between the late sixteenth century and the end of the age of sail. The decoration of a ship was often done to signify its importance or demonstrate pride of ownership, but was also added to appease sea gods and scare off enemies, as exemplified by the eyes on Chinese Junks and the ferocious dragons on Viking ships, while the lion figurehead symbolized naval power. Michael Stammers explains that the powerful typographic logos seen on the sides of container ships today attest to a company's struggle for commercial domination. In the book he describes the ship carvers as well as collections of figureheads that can be seen in museums around the world. With its numerous illustrations, this book will appeal to all those with an interest in ships and their decorations.
Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Figureheads from the Mystic Seaport Museum Collection
Author: Carol Aileen Olsen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Figureheads of ships
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Figureheads of ships
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
America and the Sea
Author: Daniel Finamore
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300114027
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A stunning book that features highlights from Mystic Seaport, one of the finest maritime museums in the world The history of America is largely a history of the sea. This marvelous book features a selection of more than two hundred of the finest objects from Mystic Seaport that tell the history of America and its maritime heritage. Presented with accessible texts and beautiful reproductions are masterpieces of maritime painting, exquisite photographs of classic yachts and powerboat races, and diverse prints and watercolors. Unique examples of American folk art--yarn paintings, reverse paintings on glass, sailors' valentines, shadowbox ship models, and ships in bottles--are also explored in detail, along with watercraft, scrimshaw, ship figureheads, and silver yachting trophies. Essays written by distinguished experts describe the individual forms of expression, discuss the artists and craftsmen, and offer commentary on the ways in which America's maritime history is interwoven with its economic development and cultural history. Elegantly designed and lavishly produced, America and the Sea offers intriguing new evidence of the indisputable relevance of maritime history to American life and art.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300114027
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A stunning book that features highlights from Mystic Seaport, one of the finest maritime museums in the world The history of America is largely a history of the sea. This marvelous book features a selection of more than two hundred of the finest objects from Mystic Seaport that tell the history of America and its maritime heritage. Presented with accessible texts and beautiful reproductions are masterpieces of maritime painting, exquisite photographs of classic yachts and powerboat races, and diverse prints and watercolors. Unique examples of American folk art--yarn paintings, reverse paintings on glass, sailors' valentines, shadowbox ship models, and ships in bottles--are also explored in detail, along with watercraft, scrimshaw, ship figureheads, and silver yachting trophies. Essays written by distinguished experts describe the individual forms of expression, discuss the artists and craftsmen, and offer commentary on the ways in which America's maritime history is interwoven with its economic development and cultural history. Elegantly designed and lavishly produced, America and the Sea offers intriguing new evidence of the indisputable relevance of maritime history to American life and art.
Jenny Lind and the Clipper Nightingale Figurehead
Author: Karl-Eric Svärdskog
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Sealift
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Shipcarvers of North America
Author: Marion Vernon Brewington
Publisher: Barre, Mass. : Barre Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Figureheads of ships
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher: Barre, Mass. : Barre Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Figureheads of ships
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Log of Mystic Seaport
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description