Lennarth Petersson - Rigging Period Fore-and-aft Craft
The
rigging of period ship models is arguably the most complex and daunting
task for the modeler. An eighteenth-century man-of-war boasted mile
upon mile of rigging, over 1,000 blocks, and acres of canvas. To reduce
the rigging in scale and yet retain an accurate representation is a
formidable undertaking. This follow-up to Lennarth Petersson s highly
successful Rigging Period Ship Models does for fore-and-aft rig what his
earlier book did for square rig. Taking as examples a French
eighteenth-century lugger, an English cutter, and an American schooner,
Petersson demonstrated in beautifully drawn diagrams how each item of
both the standing and running rigging is fitted, led and belayed. A must
for all period modelers and all those with an interest in historic
sailing ships.
