"Mary Rose Your Noblest Shippe" Anatomy of a Tudor Warship edited by Peter Marsden (volume 2)

[Baker]

Published by the Mary Rose Trust

Author ??

Edited By Peter Marsden

First Published in 2009

 

A very detailed book about the construction (detailed description of the shipwreck) of the Mary Rose .

Contains little info about the cannons, 

The book (433 pages) is accompanied by an extra cover that contains 15 drawings in 1/100 scale.

The book contains drawings of the frames.

The extra drawings have also a rigging, sailplan.

 

recommended 👍

 

Main cover, book and the cover with te drawings

Index and the list of figures

Some of the content

The 15 drawings scale 1/100

drawing n°1

 

[Ferrus Manus]

I am quite impressed that you have 90 bucks to spend on a book. If i can find it used, i will consider buying a copy.

[thibaultron]

I've spent more for a book. If you need info on an unusual (to the general public) subject, you pay what you need. I try to get used books, but sometimes even they are not cheap! I just bought a book on the Santa Fe's first passenger diesels the "One Spot Twins", for $75 used, and it was the cheapest, one of the copies was over $150. Depends on your needs. Other times I've gotten $75 books used for $10, luck of the draw.

[Ferrus Manus]

I just think 95 dollars for about 200 sheets of paper and a hardback cover is more than i would pay. I am sure the book is extremely informative and well-written. I will likely buy a book on galleons instead, for around 30 dollars. I am impressed at Baker's collection, however. Someday, i may end up reading some of them.

[Roger Pellett]

Like Baker, I too have an extensive library of maritime history books.  I began buying books by Howard Chapelle in my 20’s and have continued ever since.  In 2018, I joined the ranks of authors the first (and last)book that I wrote was published by an academic press.  In several ways, books are like ship model kits.  Many model builders never have enough of them and their value is not in paper and cardboard (or plywood and sticks) but in the work that the author spent  accumulating and sharing the knowledge that they contain.  These books are specialized and in most cases neither the authors or publishers are getting rich from them.  In my case I enjoyed my 15 minutes of fame twice when my book was selected for two awards.  Financially 4-1/2 years after publication the payment to the person hired to index the book has exceeded the royalties paid or owed to me.  This is not a complaint,  I don’t need the money and take great pleasure knowing that my research on a unique Great Lakes ship type will be available to scholars, model builders, etc long after I am gone.

 

Over the years, I have bought my share of “how to” ship modeling books but have disposed of most of them as I find their lasting value and to be limited.  I did buy the recent book by Rob Napier published by Seawatch and am eagerly looking forward to reading it.  At the other end of the book spectrum I really like published reports of maritime Archeology research of which the Mary Rose Book reviewed by Baker and included in my library, is an outstanding example.  As these are even more specialized than run of the mill maritime history books, by necessity, they are more expensive.

 

if Ferrus Marcus is interested in building a model of a Spanish Galleon I would recommend the “Underwater Archeology of Red Bay” published by Parks Canada and distributed in the USA by Casemate Books.  This book describes excavation of an actual Spanish vessel of the mid-late 1500’s.  There is enough information within, including separate drawings to build a model incorporating all known historically accurate information.

 

Roger

 

 

 

Edited January 29, 2023 by Roger Pellett

[druxey]

Well put, Roger!

[allanyed]

20 hours ago, Ferrus Manus said:

I am quite impressed that you have 90 bucks to spend on a book. If i can find it used, i will consider buying a copy.

About 15 years ago I bought a Simm Comfort 1971 copy of David Steel's The Elements and Practice of Naval Architecture for $150.   Within a year or two I found a second copy for $100.    I waited a year and sold one of them for $300 if I remember correctly.   It is now going for over 750 pounds and there is one at Abe Books for over $1800.  I bought a few books from the NRG when they closed their library 10 or 15 years ago and one of these was The Shipbuilder's Repository which I still have and use that I bought for $100 and is now going for over $400.    Not only can these be extremely interesting and useful, they turned out to be a great investment.  Even newer books can do this.  Volume I of Euryalus 1803 went to over $200 (sold new at $80 a couple years ago) when it went out of stock at SeaWatch books.   

Allan

 

 

[thibaultron]

I       have the Red Bay book set too. Quite interesting.

[Mark P]

Good Morning All;

 

Another suggestion for Ferrus Manus re a good book to purchase for information about galleons is Peter Kirsch's book 'Galleon', which is based around contemporary sources, and contains plans for a complete galleon. I don't remember my copy being particularly pricey when I bought it.

 

All the best,

 

Mark P

[Baker]

18 minutes ago, Mark P said:

Good Morning All;

 

Another suggestion for Ferrus Manus re a good book to purchase for information about galleons is Peter Kirsch's book 'Galleon', which is based around contemporary sources, and contains plans for a complete galleon. I don't remember my copy being particularly pricey when I bought it.

 

All the best,

 

Mark P

 

Indeed.