By covering the collection of globes at the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, "the largest coherent assembly of such objects in the world and also the most versatile one," Elly Dekker's fascinating book also ends up being a terrific general resource on globes and globe-making. In the book's first part, Dekker is joined by contributors Maria Blyzinsky, Ann Leane, Gloria Clifton, Jonathan Betts, and Kristin Lippincott in a series of essays on the history and making of globes and spheres. The second part is the catalogue, which provides in-depth information on each of the more than 300 terrestrial and celestial globes, armillary spheres, and planispheres held by the museum. Silke Ackermann contributes commentary on the Islamic globes. A tremendous reference for anybody who is seriously interested in globes. Edited by Kristen Lippincott, Pieter van der Merwe, and Maria Blyzinsky. Illustrated throughout with photographs in black & white and color. 592 pages, including the bibliography, appendices, and index. Hardbound in navy blue buckram with embossed armillary sphere design on front cover and gilt title on spine. Slides into a maroon cardboard slipcase.

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Condition: A

Contents and covers are near fine, with a slightly bumped corner on the covers. Slipcase is lightly scuffed and bumped.