Ship

Arrived quickly and in good condition. Got the book for neighbor's kids and they loved it.

Too bad this is out of print and hard to find. Highly recommend it.

It's hard to be enthusiastic enough about a book like this. I like the subjects (Archeology, Ship Building, historical research, fascinating stories) and the presentation style, but most of all I like how the author makes connections and inspires you to find more information about things that you suddenly feel as if you never appreciated enough. His other books are similar - "City", "Cathedral" etc. You also get the benefit of considerate and imaginative views taken from vantage points that are often difficult if not impossible to obtain in normal day to day life (or even imaginative flights of fancy)

Looks great and completely as described.

love this series

My sister's boyfriend picked this book up at a garage sale and happened to leave it lying around. I was drawn to the cover art and once I started flipping through the pages, I couldn't put it down. It's not exactly a literary page-turner, though the story is kind of interesting - consisting mostly of a diary that was discovered in the early 1990's that contained a man's account of his experiences building a ship in Seville, Spain in 1504. But the illustrations, especially in the second half of the book, are of an incredibly high caliber. I was highly impressed with Mr. Macaulay's abilities and look forward to collecting the rest of his books if they, too, include such interesting painted pages.

great

love Macaulay's amazing illustrations!

イラストを多用した本。 前半の舞台は現代で、バハマ諸島の近海で発見された沈没船の調査の様子。 後半は１６世紀に戻って、この船の建造風景。 後半のイラストはカラーだが、前半は白黒。 内容は適度に簡略で、ややこしすぎないからよいと思う。

La storia dell'armatore che va ad assistere al lavoro dei maestri d'ascia è lineare, non è il succo del volume. La parte vincente è data dalle bellissime illustrazioni che accompagnano il racconto della costruzione, le indicazioni sui trucchi degli incastri del legno e delle realizzazioni di quelle splendide opere che sono le navi. Suggerito agli amanti del genere nautico e delle illustrazioni in generale.