Peter Bellerby – The Globemakers: The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft - Part of Derby Book Festival: Autumn Edition
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18 Nov 2023
3pm
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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. The business began after he failed to find a special globe for his father’s 80th birthday – and decided to make one himself, taking him on an extraordinary journey of rediscovering this forgotten craft.
The Globemakers takes us through 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.
Peter also assisted Sarah Winman with research for her novel, Still Life.
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