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Another fine book from Carmania Press.
PASSENGER LINERS SCANDINAVIAN STYLE By Bruce Peter Norway, Denmark and Sweden have produced many fine passenger ships, both for short sea routes and for longer voyages across the Atlantic and elsewhere. And, of course, they have been at the very forefront of the development of the booming modern cruise industry, both as owners and as designers. Since the 1960s, Scandinavian designers have been responsible for many outstanding and innovative ships which have often established the trends followed by other nations. Bruce Peter's new book is a brilliant account of the history, the design and, above all, the style of these ships. Among the companies he covers are DFDS, East Asiatic, Swedish American, Svenska Lloyd, Bergen Line, Fred. Olsen, Norwegian America, NCL, Royal Caribbean, Royal Viking and many more. With a highly readable text and heavily illustrated both in colour and in black & white, this book is likely to become the definitive account of this subject which has previously been somewhat neglected by shipping historians. Bruce Peter, half-Danish and half-Scottish, trained as an architect and lectures at the Glasgow School of Art. He has made a particular study of these Scandinavian ships and has travelled on almost all of those which are still afloat. His other publications include books on theatre and cinema architecture. Passenger Liners Scandinavian Style. ISBN 0-9543666-1-1. Hardback. 176 pages. 214 illustrations,
including 25 in colour. Full-colour reproduction of a painting by Stephen Card on the cover. "...this is a 'must' for any enthusiast of passenger ships. Incredible interior and exterior views of ships ranging from HAMMERSHUS to STELLA POLARIS" - Peter Knego US Distributors: Purple Mountain Press UK Distributors: Mainmast Books, Proprietor; Andrew Marshall Carmania Press, P.O. Box 56435, London, SE3 0SZ, Great Britain. |
