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Rigging Period Ship Models
Lennarth Petersson
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Description for Rigging Period Ship Models
Hardcover. The rigging of period ship models is arguably the most complex task which any modeller has to take on. This book aims to make the modeller's job logical and straightforward. Num Pages: 120 pages, 400 line drawings. BIC Classification: TRLD; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 207 x 14. Weight in Grams: 578.
The rigging of period ship models is the most complex task which any modeller has to take on, for an eighteenth-century man-of-war boasted mile on mile of rigging, more than 1,000 blocks, and acres of canvas. To reduce this in scale, and yet retain an accurate representation, is an awesome undertaking. This now classic work untangles the complex web, and, using some 400 drawings, the author shows clearly how each separate item of rigging is fitted to the masts, yards and sails. Each drawing deals with only one particular item so that it can be seen clearly in isolation. The ... Read more
The rigging of period ship models is the most complex task which any modeller has to take on, for an eighteenth-century man-of-war boasted mile on mile of rigging, more than 1,000 blocks, and acres of canvas. To reduce this in scale, and yet retain an accurate representation, is an awesome undertaking. This now classic work untangles the complex web, and, using some 400 drawings, the author shows clearly how each separate item of rigging is fitted to the masts, yards and sails. Each drawing deals with only one particular item so that it can be seen clearly in isolation. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848321021
SKU
V9781848321021
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99-7
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