AUTHOR	Sylvia Sumira
TITLE	The Art and History of Globes
PLACE OF PUBLICATION	London
PUBLISHER	The British Library
PUBLICATION DATE	2014, First Edition
FORMAT	Hardback
ISBN	978-0-7123-5868-2
ORIGINAL COVER PRICE	£30
PAGINATION	224
DIMENSIONS	height 28.6 cm x width 22.6 cm

DESCRIPTION : From the dustjacket:

This book celebrates the art and history of the globe, focusing on the 400 years when the printed globe — as navigational tool, scientific instrument and powerful status symbol — occupied an important place in the history of European exploration. It ranges from the earliest surviving globe to be made in China to the desktop models in Victorian schoolrooms, and from celestial globes of the sixteenth century to charming pocket examples produced as educational toys.

Featuring sixty examples drawn from collections around the world, this major book on the subject uses stunning new photography to pick out the revealing details — ships and sea monsters, navigators’ tracks and newly found islands, constellations and astronomical features — that help us to understand why globes were made and how they were used.

Written from the unique perspective of the world’s leading conservator of globes, it tells the story of the skill and craftsmanship needed to produce these exceptional and beautifully preserved objects.

Divided into the following sections:

• The parts of a globe
• A brief history of globes
• The making of globes
• The globes (covers 60 globes)

CONDITION GRADE : Fine
  No flaws.

BOOK CONDITION
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