The beautiful illustrated story of our globe and the creations it has inspired, told by the only truly bespoke globemakers in the world, Bellerby & Co. Globemakers
'The untold story of the globe, this book is a glorious spyhole into a forgotten art' - Lara Maiklem, author of Mudlarking
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 include fascinating vignettes on history, art history, astronomy and physics, as well as the day-to-day craftsmanship at the workshop itself.
This beautiful book uses illustration, photography and narrative to tell the story of our globe and many different globes it has inspired.
Author(s): Peter Bellerby
Edition: 1
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: xv; 217
City: London
Cover
Title
Dedication
Contents
Preface xi
Glossary xii
Chapter 1: How It All Began 1
Chapter 2: Round Earth Rolls: Understanding Our Place in the Infinite Universe 17
Chapter 3: How to Make a Sphere 33
Chapter 4: Making a Map of the World 57
Chapter 5: The (Near) Impossible Task of Goring 79
Chapter 6: The Hunt for Churchill’s Globe 107
Chapter 7: The Meridian and Engraving: Where Are All the Foundries? 119
Chapter 8: The Colours of the Earth: Painting the Globe 135
Chapter 9: Spinning the Globe: Building the Base 163
Chapter 10: Organic Growth 181
Epilogue 205
Acknowledgements 212
Index 214
Photo Credits
A Note on the Author
Copyright
