| Scrimshander's Secret Scrapbook of Whaling Era Illustrations - The Spiral Bound Edition Contributor(s): Perkins, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 1312051213 ISBN-13: 9781312051218 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.92 lbs) 174 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Looking for inspiration for creating a piece of scrimshaw, a drawing or a painting? The Scrimshander's Secret Scrapbook of Whaling Era Illustrations is over 180 images from the late 19th and early 20th centuries featuring sea-faring and whaling images originally created as woodcuts, lithographs drawings and paintings. The illustrations cover the range from catastrophes - where skiffs of sailors get "fluke slapped" by angry whales to the fabled "Kraken" - the giant squid of the deep With this many period illustrations, one is sure to find inspiration for their own masterpiece on what ever medium they choose - be it mammoth ivory, old piano keys, canvas, or a vintage tattoo |