Frank, Stuart M. (2012):
Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved – Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
A Comprehensive Catalog of the World`s Largest Collection
Boston: David R. Godine in association with the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
in englisch.
384 Seiten, Hardcover in Leinen gebunden mit Schutzumschlag.
ISBN 978-1-56792-452-7.
29 x 23,5 cm.
Antiquarisches Exemplar in gutem Zustand.
Inhalt:
• In the Intervals of Taking Whales
• The Golden Age
• The Whalemen`s Prowess
• Panoramas of Land and Sea
• The Flowering of Scrimshaw
• „A Thousand Barrels of Oil“
• „All Hands Employed Scrimshonting“
• Tools and Methods
• Canes, Sticks and Rods
• Boxes, Baskets and Bins
• Swifts
• Eskimo Scrimshaw
• Latter-Day Scrimshaw
• Scrimshaw Stories
