Scrimshaw: The Whalers Legacy

by Martha Lawrence

Book Overview

Intricate, painstaking, sturdy yet incredibly delicate...scrimshaw has been a beautiful tradition on the sea and at the sea-side for centuries. Far from the comforts (and distractions) of land, whalers from America, England, Australia, and Portugal could spend the long hours of attention necessary to perfect the scrimshander's art. They forgot their loneliness and discomfort as the crafted pieces like those shown in over 400 vivid color photographs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887404553
• ISBN13: 9780887404559
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.7" x 11.4"