Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, 2007. — 256 p. 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,...
Lyons Press, 2000. — 320 p. Many archers and bowhunters are surprised to learn that a wooden bow, whose ancestry dates back thousands of years, will shoot an arrow as effectively as most modern bows. Never before have such detailed bow-making instructions been available to the home craftsman on how to bring such history alive. The first of a collection of four books that covers...
Lyons Press, 1993. — 318 c. — ISBN: 1-58574-085-1. The second volume in The Traditional Bowyer's Bible series covers ancient European bows, Eastern Woodland bows, recurves, strings, steel points, quivers, and much more.
Lyons Press, 2000. — 352 p. The third volume in The Traditional Bowyer's Bible series covers tools, Korean and African archery, bows of the Plains Indians, custom shafts, stone points, and much more.
Lyons Press, 2008. — 336 p. Many archers and bowhunters are surprised to learn that a wood bow, whose ancestry dates back thousands of years, will shoot an arrow as effectively as most modern bows. Never before have such detailed instructions been available to the home craftsman on how to bring such history alive. This book - the fourth volume in the immensely successful...
5th Edition — Haynes Publishing, 2012. — 244 p. Robert Hardy’s Longbow , which has achieved an enviable reputation as a classic book on the subject, tells the story of this weapon throughout British history with drama, vigor and enthusiasm. As well as describing the Longbow’s colourful past in battles such as Crécy, Poitiers and Agincourt, and in the Robin Hood legend and the...
Enlarged third edition. — Simon Archery Foundation, 1987. — 224 p. Dr. Paul Klopsteg's Turkish Archery add to the knowledge of the Turkish bows and arrows. Klopsteg is assured a place in the history of archery through his scientific investigations of the bow and the revolution in archery technology that he launched. His introduction to archery came in the summer of 1929 when he...
The Wind River Randezvous, vol. XXI, Apr./Jun. 1991, № 2. — 16 p. The story of the horn bow of the Shoshoni tribe and the technology of its making presented by Tom Lucas.
From the Bulletin of the Essex Institute, Vol. XVII. Oct-Dec. 1885. — 66 p. This book contains a detailed guide to archery. It includes a fascinating history of archery throughout the ages and contains information on the differences in archery practice in a variety of cultures. It also provides simple instructions on how to use a bow and arrow. This volume is highly recommended...
Ludwigshafen: Verlag Angelika Hörnig, 2006. — 187 s. — ISBN: 393-8-921-021. Ab und zu entdeckt man sie heute noch in Museen, die Armbruste mit einem dicken schwarzen oder braunen Bogen, an dem Fasern abstehen, so dass viele Besucher im ersten Moment auf Holz tippen. Doch unter dieser unscheinbaren Oberfläche verbirgt sich ein Meisterwerk der Bogenbaukunst, ein Komposit aus...
Sutton Publishing, 2005. — 576 p. The Great Warbow is a vivid and exciting exploration of the bow and arrow as weapons of war. From before the Domesday Book, through Anglo-Saxon England, medieval Wales and Ireland, the crusades, Bannockburn and the Wars of the Roses, until the time of the Tudors, this book takes us on a wide-ranging and fascinating journey through history....
Kent State University Press, 2012. — 196 p. A fascinating examination of an overlooked weaponFor most of us, our knowledge of slings and slingstones begins and ends with the biblical tale of David slaying Goliath. Scholars and archaeologists have told us that slings like the one David employed were common in the Old World, used not just for shepherd boys to kill giants but for...
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