SHIP DECORATION 1630-1780

• Riccamente illustrato con foto, riproduzioni di dipinti e piani di costruzione questo studio sulla decorazione delle navi da guerra e mercantili del periodo 1630-1780.
• Ampia trattazione delle polene.

This book is a detailed comparative study of the decorative work – figurehead, topside ornamentation and stern gallery design – carried by the ships of the major maritime states of Europe in the zenith of the sailing era. It covers both warships and the most prestigious merchant ships, the East Indiamen of the great chartered companies. It is an inherently visual subject and the book illustrates developments with numerous photographs of contemporary ship models, paintings and plans, as well as the author’s own interpretive illustrations of details. As the first major work on the topic for nearly a century, it will be of obvious appeal to ship modellers and historians.