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Author : David Gray,Reader in Medicine and Honorary Consultant Physician Department of Medicine David Gray
Publisher : Lyons Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Archery
ISBN : 1585744786
An illustrated guide to ancient and modern bows from around the world.
Author : Mike Loades
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472825520
War bows dominated battlefields across the world for centuries. In their various forms, they allowed trained archers to take down even well-armoured targets from great distances, and played a key role in some of the most famous battles in human history. The composite bow was a versatile and devastatingly effective weapon, on foot, from chariots and on horseback for over a thousand years, used by cultures as diverse as the Hittites, the Romans, the Mongols and the Ottoman Turks. The Middle Ages saw a clash between the iconic longbow and the more technologically sophisticated crossbow, most famously during the Hundred Years War, while in Japan, the samurai used the yumi to deadly effect, unleashing bursts of arrows from their galloping steeds. Historical weapons expert Mike Loades reveals the full history of these four iconic weapons that changed the nature of warfare. Complete with modern ballistics testing, action recreations of what it is like to fire each bow and a critical analysis of the technology and tactics associated with each bow, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in ancient arms.
Author : Sam Fadala
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0811744388
• Now in full color, updated and revised throughout • Information on choosing a bow, setting up the bow and arrows, selecting tackle, and ordering a custom bow • Practical advice on storing and transporting bows and gear safely • The history of the bow and arrow and stories of the fathers of traditional archery • Includes a glossary of archery terms and advice for teaching beginning bowshooters
Author : Jim Hamm
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781461749257
A comprehensive account of the history and construction of these unique hunting tools.
Author : Charles E. Grayson,Mary French,Michael John O'Brien
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780826266101
"An overview of one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of European and non-European archery-related materials in the world. This book presents color photos and descriptions of some 300 items - including bows, arrows, quivers, and thumb rings- that represent traditional archery techniques, practices, and customs from around the world"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Erin Bow
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781328557469
Twelve--year-old Aisulu defies the expectations of her Kazakh family and tradition to train an eagle in order to save her brother, Serik, and prevent her family from giving up their nomadic life forever.
Author : Bryan Cutshall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578597330
Author : Travis Daniel Bow
Publisher : Mask and Mallet Publishing
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Three strangers. Two plots. One champion. In the crater of a volcanic island, musical magic and enchanted swordplay rule society. Every seven years a champion from each caste climbs the tournament ladder for a chance at a new life. This year three apparent strangers—a sabotaged craftsman trying to save his mentally disabled father, a legendary duelist resisting the machinations of her master, and a Magistry janitor fighting an empathy-sapping talent—are desperate to reach the final battle. But a web of strange coincidence connects them, the city is on the brink of collapse, and nothing is as it seems. Everyone's a puppet… but who holds the strings?
Author : Vic Hurley
Publisher : Cerberus Books
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Bow and arrow
ISBN : 9780983475613
Originally published: New York: Mason/Charter, 1975.
Author : Robin D. Gill
Publisher : Paraverse Press
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780974261812
In 1585, Luis Frois, a 53 year old Jesuit who spent all of his adult life in Japan listed 611(!) ways Europeans and Japanese were contrary (completely opposite) to one another. Robin D. Gill, a 53 year old writer who spent most of his adulthood in Japan, translates these topsy-turvy claims - we sniff the top of our melons to see if they are ripe / they sniff the bottom of theirs (10% of the book), examines their validity (20% of the book), and plays with them (70% of the book). Readers with the intellectual horsepower to enjoy ideas will be grateful for pages discussing things like the significance of black and white clothing or large eyes vs. small ones, while others with a ken to collect quirky facts will be delighted to find, say, that the women in Kyoto were known to urinate standing up, or Japanese horses had their stale gathered by long-handled ladles, etc., and serious students of history and comparative culture will gain a better understanding of the nature of radical difference (exotic, by definition) and its relationship with the farsighted policy of accommodation pioneered by Valignano in the Far East.
Author : Erin Bow
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780545328760
A debut novel that's as sharp as a knife's point. Plain Kate lives in a world of superstitions and curses, where a song can heal a wound and a shadow can work deep magic. As the wood-carver's daughter, Kate held a carving knife before a spoon, and her wooden charms are so fine that some even call her "witch-blade" -- a dangerous nickname in a town where witches are hunted and burned in the square.
Author : Sazi Dlamini
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781501346767
Musical Bows of Southern Africa brings together current scholarly research that documents a rich regional diversity as well as cultural relationships in bow music knowledge and contemporary practices. The book is framed as a critical appraisal of traditional ethnomusicological studies of the region – complementing pioneering studies and charting contexts for a contemporary engagement with bow music as an exchangeable cultural practice. Each contribution is written by an expert in the field and collectively demonstrates the multidisciplinary potential of bow music, highlighting the several fields of knowledge that intersect with bow music including ethno-organology, applied ethnomusicology, composition, music literacy, social development, cultural economics, history, orality, performance and language.
Author : Rick Rappe
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781105729973
Vintage Bows-I, was a beginning archer's introduction to choosing, learning to shoot and even collecting of post WW2 USA built pre-compound bows. Vintage Bows-II is directed to the more experienced stick and string archer. Focused on the ""golden era"" of the production built recurve bow of roughly 1955 to 1977, Vintage-II contains nearly 200 photos, 18 chapters and over 180 pages of history, shooting and choosing-a-bow tips, building wood arrows, refinish and repair, string technology, arrow and bow tuning, old catalog pages and more. George Stout a noted old-bow expert; Rick Barbee on high performance bow strings; and Stu Miller the inventor of the Dynamic Arrow Spine Calculator are featured contributors.
Author : McCants Jeremy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798517680242
This book features the in-depth instruction, insight, and advice from the world's top coaches and archers, it also sets a new standard in resources for those who compete with the recurve or compound bow. Archery includes a wealth of information: Getting Started, Archery Disciplines, What is a Clean Sport, Things You Should Know About Archery, Archery Mistakes You Need To Focus On... for you to become a more consistent and accurate archer, for developing superior technique, skill, physical stamina, and the focused mind-set needed to shoot under pressure. Let' s get started!
Author : Mike Loades
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472821621
An ancient design, emerging from Central Asia in the second millennium BC, the composite bow was adopted by a staggering variety of cultures, from nomadic tribal peoples such as the Huns, Turks and Mongols, to mighty empires such as the Romans, Byzantines, Persians, Arabs and Chinese. Offering high power and portability, the composite bow was an ideal cavalry weapon, though it was also used by infantry in open battle and as a siege weapon. In this important study, an expert on Eastern military technology tells the story of this extraordinary piece of military hardware; how it was made and how various cultures developed differing tactics for using it. He explains why the composite bow achieved such stunning successes and how it endured as a weapon of choice for thousands of years.
