Ships And Other Figures
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Author |
: William Meredith |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 40 |
Release |
: 1979 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:690986596 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ships and Other Figures by : William Meredith
Author |
: Gordon de L. Marshall |
Publisher |
: Tangee Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 138 |
Release |
: 2003 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0975128906 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780975128909 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ships' Figure Heads in Australia by : Gordon de L. Marshall
Author |
: Leonard George Carr Laughton |
Publisher |
: Burt Franklin |
Total Pages |
: 281 |
Release |
: 1925 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0833720198 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780833720191 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis Old Ship Figure-heads & Sterns by : Leonard George Carr Laughton
Author |
: Princeton University. Library |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 40 |
Release |
: 1948 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:503786099 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ships and Other Figures. By William Meredith. [Poems.]. by : Princeton University. Library
Author |
: Leonard G. Laughton |
Publisher |
: Conway Maritime Press |
Total Pages |
: 281 |
Release |
: 1991 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0851775950 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780851775951 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Old Ship Figure-heads & Sterns by : Leonard G. Laughton
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Total Pages |
: 554 |
Release |
: 1882 |
ISBN-10 |
: BSB:BSB11547851 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis House documents by :
Author |
: Peter Norton |
Publisher |
: Barre Pub |
Total Pages |
: 152 |
Release |
: 1976 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105036920267 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ships' Figureheads by : Peter Norton
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Total Pages |
: 548 |
Release |
: 1900 |
ISBN-10 |
: CORNELL:31924069706731 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Steamship and Other Power Vessels by :
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: |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 244 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: MINN:31951D020912957 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis Special Report by :
Author |
: Prichard Prichard |
Publisher |
: Royal Museums Greenwich |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2020 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1906367639 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781906367633 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Figureheads by : Prichard Prichard
Figureheads, the carved wooden sculptures that decorate the prows of sailing ships, offer protection for the crew from harsh seas and lends the vessel its specific spirit--or at least that was the theory in the distant past. Figureheads developed from an ancient tradition of decorating ships with painted eyes, carved figures, and animal heads. Vikings in northern Europe adorned the bows of their vessels with dragon heads, which were thought to help ships see their way through the sea. They are considered the only tangible evidence of the "Great Age of Sail." But what other purposes did sailors believe figureheads served? What stories do these beautiful objects tell? And what do the different characters symbolize? On the Bow of the Ship contains over fifty examples of wooden carvings from the National Maritime Museum in London, home to the world's most extensive collection of figureheads. The illustrated guide explores themes surrounding these unique carvings from mythology and gender to politics and literature. For instance, superstitious crew members often lovingly cared for their figureheads, which were often the only female presence on board. On the Bow of the Ship delves deeply into the history and contexts of figureheads and, by so doing, provides a fresh image of the life at sea.