The Rigging of Ships: in the Days of the Spritsail Topmast, 1600-1720 (Dover Maritime)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (815 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 048627960X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"I never knew so much could be known about rigging" according to Amazon Customer. I never knew so much could be known about rigging of older ships. I bought the book because I was intrigued about the subject as I build wooden ship models. It's not a spellbinding read for sure but a wealth of information and history.. "Five Stars" according to A. Stover. also another great book for model ship builders.. The first book you should buy if you build model ships. Linda S. Wright Ship rigging with the ship modeler in mind.You need this book if you build square rigged ship models.
For ship model-makers and students and enthusiasts of historic sailing ships, this generously illustrated book is essential reading and a valuable reference. It describes and depicts in detail how seventeenth-century English, French, Dutch, and other European trading ships and warships were rigged from stem to stern throughout this colorful period in maritime history.The book begins in 1600, the earliest date of our detailed knowledge of ships’ rigging, and the earliest to which that characteristic seventeenth-century fitting, the spritsail topmast, has been traced. Anderson consulted not only the literature of the period, listed in the extensive bibliography, but also famous ship models created throughout the seventeenth century — some with contemporary rigging in almost perfect condition. The book’s 12 chapters cover every aspect of the ship’s rigging of the period, from the lower masts and bowsprit to the running rigging of the topsails and topgallants. Twenty-five halftones, extensively annotated, illustrate typical ships that plied the seas in the days of the bowsprit mast — English merchantmen and gun ships, French and Dutch men-of-war, and more.In compiling this volume, R. Over 350 fine line drawings illustrate every item used in the rigging. C. The result is an indispensable resource for model builders, maritime historians, sailing ship buffs — anyone interested in authentic documentation of