Figureheads of the Royal Navy /
Pulvertaft, David.
Barnsley : Seaforth Pub.,
2011.
"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. Lavishly illustrated with much previously unpublished material, the book explores the wide range of subjects that were represented."--Publisher description.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-238) and index.
Ship names and the figurehead carvers' task -- Figurehead carvers -- Figurehead and associated collections -- Sixteenth- and seventeenth-century figureheads -- Eighteenth-century figureheads -- Nineteenth-century figureheads : beasts -- Nineteenth-century figureheads : birds -- Nineteenth-century figureheads : famous people -- Nineteenth-century figureheads : geographic -- Nineteenth-century figureheads : miscellaneous -- Nineteenth-century figureheads : from mythology -- Nineteenth-century figureheads : occupations -- Nineteenth-century figureheads : prize and commemorative names -- Nineteenth-century figureheads : qualities -- Nineteenth-century figureheads : royalty -- Bow decorations and twentieth-century figureheads -- Conclusions.
"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. Lavishly illustrated with much previously unpublished material, the book explores the wide range of subjects that were represented."--Publisher description.
Great Britain. Royal Navy
Figureheads of ships
Ship decoration
Warships