Sue Prichard, Michell, National Maritime Museum

Gebundenes Buch

Figureheads

On the Bow of the Ship

Beschreibung

Figureheads developed from an ancient tradition of decorating vessels with painted eyes, carved figures and animal heads. But what other purposes did sailors believe figureheads served? What stories do these beautiful objects tell? And what do the different characters symbolise?

Autor

Sue Prichard is senior curator of arts at Royal Museums Greenwich in London. She is the author of The Fifties and Quilts 1700-2010: Hidden Histories, Untold Stories. Jeremy Michell is curator of historic photographs and ships plans at the National Maritime Museum in London. He is the coeditor of South: The Race to the Pole.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: National Maritime Museum
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 209mm x 163mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 484g
• ISBN-13: 9781906367633
• ISBN-10: 1906367639
• Artikelnr.: 58565063