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The globemakers : the curious story of an ancient craft

Bellerby, Peter, author

Overview

Peter Bellerby is the founder of Bellerby & Co. Globemakers, the world's only truly bespoke makers of globes. His team of skilled craftspeople make exquisite terrestrial, celestial and planetary globes for customers around the world. The story began after his attempt to find a special globe for his father's 80th birthday. Failing to find anything suitable, he decided to make one himself which took him on an extraordinary journey of rediscovering this forgotten craft. The chapters of The Globemakers take us through the journey of how to build a globe, or 'earth apples' as they were first known, and includes fascinating vignettes on history, art history, astronomy and physics, as well as the day-to-day craftsmanship at the workshop itself. This book uses illustration, photography and narrative to tell the story of our globe and many different globes it has inspired.

• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Subject: Bellerby, Peter. / Bellerby & Co. / Globe industry History. / Globes Design and construction. / Travel and Tourism.
• ISBN: 9781526650870

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
GA260 .B45 2023	1	BOOK	MAPS