Description
| Product ID: | 9781445698526 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | A Flight of Figureheads |
| Subtitle: | From British Warships at The Box, Plymouth |
| Authors: | Author: David Pulvertaft |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Subjects: | Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, Social and cultural history, Maritime history, Social & cultural history, Maritime history, Devon |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The fascinating and illustrated story behind the warship figureheads on display at The Box, Plymouth. The perfect accompaniment to the collection of fourteen warship figureheads displayed in the atrium of The Box at Plymouth, this book introduces each of the figureheads, giving details of its design, the ship for which it was carved and the actions it witnessed when serving in the Royal Navy.To put these descriptions into perspective, early chapters tell the story of the development of warship figureheads over the centuries, the evolution of the figurehead collection at Devonport and the work of the figurehead carvers of Plymouth.As most of the figureheads on display come from the Devonport collection, the Directory at the end of the book provides a summary of all the figureheads that have appeared at some time in the collection and their fate. |
| Imprint Name: | Amberley Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Amberley Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-04-15 |
