Votivschiffe

Henningsen (red.): 1988 Rendsburg, hardcover 128 pages, with many photos. Danish Votiv Ships. Votive ships are derived from the Latin "ex-voto", "votum" means "vow". The typical story behind a votive ship is actually that a sailor finds himself in dire straits on the high seas and God promises to give him a ship if he survives this emergency. In the next church that he reaches or in his home church, the man actually donates such a ship. ISBN 3875500911 In very good condition. German language