With a Bended Bow
Archery in Mediaeval and Renaissance Europe
Erschienen am 30. November 2011
128 Seiten
978-0-7524-7797-8 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
In With a Bended Bow Erik Roth presents a comprehensive examination of the archer and his weapon in a time when archery was both economically and militarily vital to the security of England, based on the study of mediaeval writings and period artefacts.
As an accomplished artist, his illustrations are an invaluable aid to understanding the manufacture and use of the bow. The book examines the types of weapons and kit produced by guildsmen, the materials used and the work of different specialists including bowyers, fletchers and stringers. It also details the life of the archer himself, how he cared for his equipment, learned to shoot and fought for his country on the battlefields of Scotland and France.
With a Bended Bow gives an exceptional insight into the tools, training and fighting techniques of the soldier who defined mediaeval warfare.
As an accomplished artist, his illustrations are an invaluable aid to understanding the manufacture and use of the bow. The book examines the types of weapons and kit produced by guildsmen, the materials used and the work of different specialists including bowyers, fletchers and stringers. It also details the life of the archer himself, how he cared for his equipment, learned to shoot and fought for his country on the battlefields of Scotland and France.
With a Bended Bow gives an exceptional insight into the tools, training and fighting techniques of the soldier who defined mediaeval warfare.
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Digital original
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
Stroud
Großbritannien
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1,95 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-7797-8 (9780752477978)
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Erik Roth attended the University of California at Berkeley and spent 20 years working as a goldsmith making and selling medieval jewellery. He is a lifelong medieval enthusiast and an archery specialist, and a member of the archery group Saint Hubert's Rangers. He has written for Primitive Archer magazine.
Inhalt
- Intro
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- Part I The Guilds
- Introduction
- 1 The Artillers
- 2 Artillery Types
- 3 Standards of Length
- 4 Bows
- 5 Arrows
- 6 Out of Asia
- 7 Crossbows
- 8 The Archaeology of Archery
- 9 Range and Penetration
- 10 Modern Reproductions
- 11 The Bowyer
- 12 The Fletcher
- 13 The Stringer
- 14 The Arrowsmith
- 15 The Arbalastier
- 16 Sundry Gear
- Part II The Archers
- Introduction
- 17 Sources on Shooting
- 18 Learning to Shoot
- 19 Shooting Technique
- 20 Preparation and Maintenance of Gear
- 21 Mounted Archers
- 22 Accuracy of Mediaeval Shooting
- 23 Marks and Shooting Games
- 24 Hunting
- 25 Warfare
- 26 Archers of the Guard
- 27 Cognizances: Liveries, Badges and Standards
- 28 Archery and the Nobility
- 29 Robin Hood and Wilhelm Tell
- 30 Ballads, Religion and Symbolism
- 31 Archery and Medicine
- Epilogue
- Wainamoinen's Journey
- Bibliography
- Copyright
