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The colour blue in historic shipbuilding

from antiquity to modern times

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auf dem deutschen Buchmarkt ober beim Autor erhältlich Hardcover hochwertiger Farbdruck Sprache: Englisch Größe: 19 x 27 cm 200 Seiten, 190 Bilder, meist Farbe Verlag: Books on Demand, Norderstedt ISBN: 978-3-7494-1988-3 Preis incl MwSt: 76,80 € zzgl. Versandkosten Bezahlung nur durch Vorkasse (Überweisung) oder Paypal

1 Introduction 2 Historical and social developments of the color blue 3 Blue color science 3.1 A short digression on Colour Theory 3.2 The Pigment History of the Color Blue 3.3 Common, historical binders 3.4 Painting methods, then and now 3.5 Blue colors in time 4 Application of blue colour 4.1 Blue wood coatings for historic buildings 4.2 Comparative monetary valuation 4.3 Lessons from Vasa 4.4 Application in historical shipbuilding 5 Blue in Ancient Shipbuilding 5.1 Aegean shipbuilding 5.2 Ships in ancient Egypt 5.3 The Hellenistic Period 5.4 The Roman period 5.5 Shipbuilding in the other Mediterranean region 5.6 Specialities in antiquity 5.7 Blue in antiquity 5.8 Colourfulness in antiquity 6 Blue in medieval shipbuilding 6.1 Before the Viking Age 6.2 Early ships and boats 6.3 Vikings 6.4 The Norman era 6.5 Galleys in England 6.6 The Early Period of the Hanseatic League 6.7 Ships in the Mediterranean Sea 6.8 Blue colours in the Middle Ages

7 Blue in shipbuilding of Far Eastern cultures 7.1 China 7.2 Junks in Vietnam 7.3 Korea 7.4 Japan 7.5 India 7.6 Blue in the Far East 7.7 The Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Dhow 7.8 Pacific and Indian Ocean boats 8 Blue in early modern shipbuilding 8.1 Development of artistic design in shipbuilding 8.2 Regional preferences for colors 8.3 England 8.4 Dutch shipbuilding 8.5 France 8.6 Germany 8.7 Spain 8.8 Sweden 8.9 The Russian Fleet 8.10 Blue in modern times 9 To the good end

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The use of the colour blue in historical shipbuilding raises many questions. Which pigments and colours were available and how were they used? What was used in shipbuilding? Join us on a fascinating journey back over 5,500 years from the discovery of the first blue pigments to modern times. A wealth of sources and pictorial materials round off the well-researched text. Be surprised by the long history of the colour blue and its rôle in shipbuilding.