Ships' figureheads : the decorative bow figures of ships

Author(s)

• Hansen, Hans Jürgen
• Hansen, Clas Broder
• Ellmers, Detlev
• Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum Bremerhaven

Bibliographic Information

Ships' figureheads : the decorative bow figures of ships

Hans Jürgen Hansen, Clas Broder Hansen ; with a foreword by Detlev Ellmers

Schiffer Pub., c1990

Uniform Title

Galionsfiguren

Note

"Published in cooperation with the Deutschen Schiffahrtsmuseum, Bremerhaven."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-46)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Ships Figureheads details the different types of figureheads as well as the sculptors who made them. Chapters include descriptions of figurehead lions, dragon heads, figureheads of the 19th century, court sculptors and their work on royal pleasure craft and independent figure carvers.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA61498601
• ISBN:
  • 0887402992
• LCCN: 90063800
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: ger
• Place of Publication: West Chester, Pa.
• Pages/Volumes: 128 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : VM308
  • DC20 : 736/.4
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Figureheads of ships -- History