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Many different types of figureheads are pictured in color and b/w photos with a fascinating historical text that explains their use and the sculptors who made them. Figurehead lions, dragon heads, and human forms are primarily from the nineteenth century. Court sculptors and independent figurehead carvers are introduced whose work appears on royal pleasure craft.Hansen, Hans J. is the author of 'Ships' Figureheads The Decorative Bow Figures of Ships' with ISBN 9780887402999 and ISBN 0887402992.
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