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Anchors: The Illustrated History | 
 enlarge | Author: Betty Nelson Curryer
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 230359
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.4
ISBN: 155750041X
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.862
EAN: 9781557500410
ASIN: 155750041X
Publication Date: August 1999
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Product Description
The anchor is one of the most important pieces of equipment on any vessel and one of the most common motifs and symbols on land--appearing in heraldic designs, on pub signs, and in churchyard sculpture, among other places. This book explains how the first simple pierced stones developed into the modern devices of today that hold the heaviest super tankers. It begins with the archaeological discoveries of the earliest and simplest anchors and progresses to the time of the ancient Greeks, when the anchor had developed to the form we all now recognize. Developments over the next two thousand years are then described and analyzed. All of the various functions of anchors are discussed, from the smallest kedge anchor to the heaviest bower, as are their uses on different types of vessels and the significance of holding grounds. Tables of anchor sizes are included. The book also deals with related matters like anchor manufacture and handling, the introduction of chain cables, and the methods of testing and marking anchors. No nautical archaeologist, naval historian, modelmaker, yachtsman, or boatswain should be without this basic reference tool on the subject.
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 All you ever wanted to know about the Anchor. January 30, 2002
Measuring 9" x 6", this compact paperback contains a full explanation of how the anchor developed from the pierced stones of ancient times to devices used by the largest of today's super-tankers and oil platforms. The book is well laid out with plenty of photographs, diagrams and drawings depicting every aspect of the anchor - including it's history, design, build, use and stowage.
As an example of the detail contained within, my local Church is named after St. Clement and I had long wondered why there was an anchor on the church gate. This book explains how, in medieval times, St. Clement was martyred by having an anchor tied around his neck before being cast overboard.
If ever anyone was trying to identify an old ship from it's distinctive Anchor, then this book might just provide the clue. A most useful tool.
NM
It's a good little guide March 13, 2001
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
There aren't that many histories of the development of the anchor ("probably the single most important piece of equipment any vessel takes to sea," it says) so it's nice to have this concise and well-illustrated review by a researcher with the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, England. Although it only covers the evolution of anchors for Western maritime cultures, it's as comprehensive - and accurate - as one could ask, and more accessible than Jobling's 1993 Texas A&M dissertation on English anchor development from 1550-1850.
 Anchors : The Illustrated History February 20, 2001
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I was expecting much more out of this book, especially when it is the first one dedicated just for anchors. I was disappointed when I saw it and disappointed more when I read it. I think it is a total waste of time and money.
ANCHORS, THE ILLISTRATES HISTORY BY CURRYER,BETTY NELSON January 6, 2000
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I WAS VERY ANXIOUS TO RECEIVE THIS BOOK BUT WHEN I DID I BECAME VERY DISAPOINTED. I EXPECTED MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ANCHORS BUT FOUND THIS BOOK TO BE QUITE SHALLOW AND VAGUE. IT IS WAY OVERPRICED AND I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT ANCHORS YOU WILL WANT TO GO ELSEWHERE.
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