Seglers Handbuch - Sailor's Manual, Georg Belitz, 1897

[Reverend Colonel]

Greetings Fans of Books with Lines Drawings and Those Who have a Penchant for Procrastinating on Your Latest Build by Daydreaming about Models You Might Build in the Future:

 

First, apologies to anyone who may have already taken the time to bring any of this to the attention of the MSW community. I searched and didn't see anything on it.

 

In gathering information for a book review of WoodenBoat's 1985 edited and abridged version of Charles P. Kunhardt's 1885 "Small Craft" (which is described by the publishers as a modeler's dream, and of which a number of reviews and articles have been written for the 1/1 crowd) I discovered a link to Seglers Handbuch. A German book from 1897, filled over 700 pages of lines drawings and other illustrations, information on rigging, and a vast array of sailing discourse. Obviously, it's in German. No bother, I always preferred the pictures, even in books of my native tongue. If you follow the link, you can right click on the contents page and select "Translate Page." That way, for those for whom it matters, the headings will be in English.

 

Its been said that a reprint is available for purchase, but I haven't searched very hard, and therefore haven't found it.

 

I did visit the site of the organization responsible for scanning Seglers Handbuch, Yacht Sport Museum, and it appears to have a wonderful collection of scanned books that includes a section "Books on the History of Yacht Building."

 

I hope that many of you find these links worthwhile. And danke to the Yacht Sport Museum.

 

Peace and All Good,

Jesse

Edited June 7 by Reverend Colonel

[wefalck]

Nice find, I didn't know about that book, but then I am not a 'yachtie'. I knew that site and find it quite annoying in the sense that you cannot actually download easily the books ...