Ships' figureheads : the decorative bow figures of ships

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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

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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.

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Details

  • 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
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