Additional Notes on Arrow Release (History of Archery Series)

Morse, Edward S.

ISBN 10: 1473329167 / ISBN 13: 9781473329164

Edité par Read Country Books, 2016

Print on Demand pp. 70. N° de réf. du vendeur 378343305

Synopsis :

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to archery. It includes a fascinating historical account 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 for those with a keen interest in archery. Contents include: "The History of Archery", "Additional Notes on Arrow Release", "Primary Release", "Secondary Release", "Tertiary Release", "Mediterranean Release", "Mongolian Release", "Additional Equipment", "Aiming the Bow", "Arrows", "Striking your Target", 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.

Présentation de l'éditeur: Edward S. Morse In 1885 I published, in the Proceedings of the Essex I nstitute, a paper entitled Ancient and Modern Methods of Arrow Release. From the difficulty I found in ascertaining the various attitudes of the hand in drawing the bow I began to realize that no one had made a study of the subject and that I had made a discovery. Prof. E. B. Tylor, the distinguised author of Prehistoric Times, in acknowledging the receipt of a copy of my paper, wrote me as follows: It is wonderful how much there is to be learned by close examination into points that at first sight do not seem as if they wanted any. I had no idea till I looked at your sketches that there were systematic differences among peoples in their way of discharging their arrows. The main facts, with their illustrations, quickly appeared in Russian, German, Dutch and French reviews and were republished in England and started a number of investigators on the subject. In the Memoir, which has been out of print for some years I asked for information on the subject particularly concerning savage people, as I regarded my work as only a preliminary outline of the subject. As a result of this appeal In the Badminton Library. A rchery, C. J. Longman, Esq., says (p. 76) In discussing methods of drawing the bow occasion will frequently arise to refer to the pamphlet by Prof. Morse, as he was the first to investigate the subject. His researches on a seemingly trivial matter have a high ethnographic interest, and his classification is so sound that it must form the basis of any further researches on the subject.
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Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Additional Notes on Arrow Release (History ...
Éditeur : Read Country Books
Date d'édition : 2016
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New