Appendix to The Book of the Crossbow and Ancient Projectile Engines (History of Archery Series) - Couverture souple

Payne-Gallwey, Ralph

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1473329213 ISBN 13 : 9781473329218

Editeur : Read Country Books, 2016

Synopsis

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on the crossbow, being a historical account of its development and evolution throughout the centuries. The crossbow was a revolutionary advancement in ballistic weaponry which was arguably the forerunner to hand-held guns. This volume explores its history and discusses how its design and development varied from country to country. Contents include: "The Slurbow", "The Sixteenth-century Sporting Crossbow", "The Cranequin, and How it was Applied to Bend the Steel Bow of a Crossbow", "The Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Century Spanish Sporting Crossbow, with a Steel Bow of Moderate Strength which was Bent by a Cranequin", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with an introductory essay on History of Archery by Horace A. Ford.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Since my recent work on the crossbow and ancient projectile weapons was issued I have obtained additional information concerning the catapult and balista of the Greeks and Romans. I now, therefore, print, in the form of an A ppendix, a revised account of the construction of these two engines. Their history and effects in warfare I have already dealt with. I also append a treatise fully describing the structure, power and management of that remarkable weapon the Turkish composite bow, which I only cursorily alluded to in my book on the crossbow etc. R. P. G. Thirkleijv Park, Thirsk :J an. 1907. 1T he Crossbow, Mediaval ami Modern, Military and Sporting: its Construction, History, and Manaeemcni. With a Treatise on the Balista and Catapult of the A ncients. 220 illustrations. Messrs. Longmans Co., 39 Paternoster Row, London.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Read Country Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1473329213
• ISBN 13: 9781473329218
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 58
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible