Description
| Product ID: | 9780870330216 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Encyclopedia of Knots and Fancy Rope Work |
| Authors: | Author: Raoul Graumont |
| Page Count: | 704 |
| Subjects: | Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts, Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This is unquestionably the greatest book on knots and rope work ever published, yet it is a valuable reference for anyone from eight to eighty. First published in 1939, it quickly became—and has remained for more than a half century—the classic in its field. Truly comprehensive in scope, this encyclopedia begins with a history of knots and rope making and proceeds into the how-to of tying and of making useful and decorative articles with rope. More than 3,600 knots are described and illustrated in 348 full-page plates. This is unquestionably the greatest book on knots and rope work ever published, yet it is a valuable reference for anyone from eight to eighty. First published in 1939, it quickly became—and has remained for more than a half century—the classic in its field. Truly comprehensive in scope, this encyclopedia begins with a history of knots and rope making and proceeds into the how-to of tying and of making useful and decorative articles with rope. More than 3,600 knots are described and illustrated in 348 full-page plates. |
| Imprint Name: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-07-07 |
