Figureheads of the Royal Navy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Figureheads of the Royal Navy write by David Pulvertaft. This book was released on 2011-09-30. Figureheads of the Royal Navy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first figureheads that were carved to represent the names of British warships appeared during the reign of Henry VIII; the last ones were carved in the early years of the twentieth century. During the intervening three hundred and fifty years it is estimated that some 5000 ships of the Royal Navy carried a figurehead of some description. This book follows the development of these diverse carvings, examining how the figurehead carvers interpreted the names and the symbolism incorporated in their designs. Evidence is drawn from a wide range of sources: contemporary ship models, ship plans, designs submitted for approval of the Navy Board and, of course, from those figureheads that have survived.Lavishly illustrated with much previously unpublished material, the book explores the wide range of subjects that were represented on the bows of Their Majesties Ships and recounts many of the stories that were told about them.The narrative is complemented by a catalogue that provides a brief description of each surviving figurehead, each carvers design drawing with its source and reference number as well as those ship plans and contemporary models that show the figureheads detail. This combination makes the book useful to a wide range of historians, researchers and anyone with an interest in Britains maritime past.
A Flight of Figureheads
A Flight of Figureheads - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Flight of Figureheads write by David Pulvertaft. This book was released on 2020-04-15. A Flight of Figureheads available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The fascinating and illustrated story behind the warship figureheads on display at The Box, Plymouth.
Old Ship Figureheads Coloring Book
Old Ship Figureheads Coloring Book - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Old Ship Figureheads Coloring Book write by John Batchelor. This book was released on 2002-12-01. Old Ship Figureheads Coloring Book available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Figureheads — those magnificent carvings that once adorned the prows of early sailing vessels — are the focus of this intriguing coloring book. Twenty-seven illustrations of these splendid embellishments depict the figure of a sailor ("Jolly Jack Tar"), the warrior chief "Tecumseh," Eurydice, a Scottish soldier of the Blackwatch regiment, and many others.
Ships' Figure Heads in Australia
Ships' Figure Heads in Australia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ships' Figure Heads in Australia write by Gordon de L. Marshall. This book was released on 2003. Ships' Figure Heads in Australia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Figureheads
Figureheads - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Figureheads write by Prichard Prichard. This book was released on 2020. Figureheads available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Figureheads, the carved wooden sculptures that decorate the prows of sailing ships, offer protection for the crew from harsh seas and lends the vessel its specific spirit--or at least that was the theory in the distant past. Figureheads developed from an ancient tradition of decorating ships with painted eyes, carved figures, and animal heads. Vikings in northern Europe adorned the bows of their vessels with dragon heads, which were thought to help ships see their way through the sea. They are considered the only tangible evidence of the "Great Age of Sail." But what other purposes did sailors believe figureheads served? What stories do these beautiful objects tell? And what do the different characters symbolize? On the Bow of the Ship contains over fifty examples of wooden carvings from the National Maritime Museum in London, home to the world's most extensive collection of figureheads. The illustrated guide explores themes surrounding these unique carvings from mythology and gender to politics and literature. For instance, superstitious crew members often lovingly cared for their figureheads, which were often the only female presence on board. On the Bow of the Ship delves deeply into the history and contexts of figureheads and, by so doing, provides a fresh image of the life at sea.
