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Hi Everyone!

 

So I've been reading through all the threads. I've got a good grip on what the better books about rigging are, but I'm still in the dark on what is the definitive book on the anatomy of "ALL" ships...giving name and function of all it's parts.

I also want a source on armaments from 1600's thru 1800's.

 

Warm Regards,

 

Bill

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Hmmm...good luck with that, Bill!  I am continually amazed at how many books (both the printed and the digital variety) I am accumulating to understand this hobby!

 

Rigging - I have about 10 purchased (print) and more than 75 digital downloads.  I have more than 40 print related to hulls and construction with well over 100 digital downloaded documents on construction.  I do not have very much on armaments - only 8 or 10 digital and 3 that I would love to buy if I can save up the funds!

 

You may want to take a look at The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (Peter Kemp, editor - ISBN 978-0192820846) currently available on Amazon for $29.93 (new, paperback) and starting at under $1 for used.

Wayne

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If it's British naval armament history and extreme detail you want, and have deep pockets, the two volumes by Adrian Caruana are the ultimate in this field.

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I've found that zu Mondfeld's  Historic Ship Models gives a pretty good overview.  However, for many details, it's not error-free.  Still, it's a rather inexpensive reference work for those getting started.

 

Also, Lavery's Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War is very definitive.

Mark
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Bill, Wayne and others have correctly stated that this subject is so vast that no single book can cover the range. 

 

My library is moderately large at about 85 volunes and stll growing, so I still rely on this forum and others to expand my knowledge and to get answers to technical questions.  You may have to focus on certain areas, to study that area and then to move to another area.  For example, there are several very good books on English constrution practices.  Pay attention to the era as the building practices changed over the decades.  If you need the same info on French or Dutch or Swedish practices, you will need to look at other sources. Same for rigging. 

 

As your knowledge grows, so will your questions.  This hobby encompasses a huge range of data, so huge that no one person can be an expert in all areas.  But that is the challenge and the fun of it.

 

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Same as this

 

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I have been completely lost in space until one month had expired. Question lead to answer who lead directly to next question ... without ending

 

Naval and ship history lasts over than 2500-3500 years, with permanent evolution of rigging methods. What more to say ?  

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I agree about Montfeld's book.  I use it all the time and Milton Roth's book - Ship Modeling from stem to stern.  Very general but good.  I use Google a lot and find lots of information on the NET.  So for me there is no need to purchase a lot of books.  Just some of the classics.

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Montfeld's book is nice but I was informed years ago by some very smart modelers that you must take it with a grain of salt.  Lavery is a dream.  After a while you will be able to zero in on what you like the most. 

David B

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Hello, 

 

Interesting subject and interesting question. However, have you thought, as our friend Nenad has put it previously, that masting and rigging was the "top technology" of the last centuries, perfectly comparable with today's building of the Space Shuttle or computer technology? It's certainly an area so vast that you can't embrace all... you have to focus on certain points and areas of interest. Is it early ages? it it 17th...  18th or 19th century?  

 

There may be a "best answer" for each century and subject, depending on what's on your mind. Sometimes there is an entire book "definitive" on a ship only. Sometimes there's a definitive book for an entire era as is certainly the case for "1600-1720 The rigging of the ships in the days of the spritsail topmast" by R.C. Anderson. 

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Lavery's book is well researched with an extensive bibliography.

David B

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