Ship Models in the Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario (Paperback)

Spanning some 350 years, the Thomson Collection of historic ship models contains examples of exquisite workmanship and some of the masterpieces of the genre. Pride of the collection are the rare British dockyard models made to scale for affluent 18th-century clients closely associated with the Navy. A large number of models- made from wood and bone, with rigging of human hair- were made by some of the 120,000 French and other prisoners of the Napoleonic Wars. The diverse collection also includes tugs, dredgers, trawlers, cargo vessels, passenger steamers, private yachts, corvettes, battleships, cruisers, torpedo boat destroyers and two aircraft carriers. The author (curator at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich) considers the rich history and the artistry of model shipbuilding. New photography captures the incredible workmanship - the carving, casting, gilding and stitching - that such model-making demands.

General

Imprint:	Paul Holberton Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2008
First published:	September 2009
Authors:	Simon Stephens
Dimensions:	280 x 240 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-1-903470-82-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Antiques & collectables > Toys, games & models Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Exhibition catalogues and specific collections
LSN:	1-903470-82-X
Barcode:	9781903470824

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