Author: Roger AschamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archery
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Toxophilus - The School of Shooting (History of Archery Series)
Author: Roger AschamPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1446548899
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Toxophilus, originally published in 1545, is considered to be the first book on archery written in English. This comprehensive treatise on longbow archery provides a fascinating insight into historical shooting. "how honest a pastime for the mind, how wholesome an exercise for the body" - Roger Ascham The work comprises two books combined together: The First Book of the School of Shooting and The Second Book of the School of Shooting. They are written in the form of a dialogue between Toxophilus 'A lover of the bow' and Philogus 'A lover of learning'. In the discussion, Toxophilus justifies his love of archery as a pastime, puts forward his reasons for retaining the bow as a weapon of war instead of the newly favoured hand gun, and he gives practical instructions on the technique of shooting in the bow. This antiquarian book will appeal to those with an interest in the history and development of the use of a bow and arrow, and it would make for the perfect addition to collections of related literature. Many old books such as this are increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this text in an affordable, modern edition complete with a new prefatory biography of the author. Contents include: Introduction Chronicle of Life, Work, and Times of Roger Ascham Apologia The Royal Arms Dedication to King Henry VIII To All Gentlemen and Yeoman of England The First Book of the School of Shooting The Second School of Shooting Glossary of Old Words Imprints of the first two editions of Toxophilus Notes on the Glossary of Old Words Additional Archery Terminology
Author: Roger Ascham
Author: Roger Ashcam
Author: Roger AschamToxophilus
Author: Roger AschamPublisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781295792924
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
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Author: 
Author: Roger AschamToxophilus
Author: Roger AschamPublisher: Scholar's Choice
ISBN: 9781293953204
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
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Toxophilus, Vol. 1 of 2
Author: Roger AschamPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780365504184
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Excerpt from Toxophilus, Vol. 1 of 2: The School of Shooting, in Two Books England, as neither hath been like known by experi ence, nor yet read of in history: accompanied also with the daily prayers, good hearts, and Wills, of all and every one your Grace's subjects left behind you here at home in England; the same time, I being at my book in Cambridge, sorry that my little ability could stretch out no better to help forward so noble an enterprise, yet with my good will, prayer, and heart, nothing behind him that was foremost of all, conceived a wonderful desire, by the prayer, wishing, talking, and communication, that was in every man's mouth, for your Grace's most victorious return, to offer up some thing, at your home-coming, to your Highness, which should both be a token of my love and duty towardyour Majesty, and also a sign of my good mind and zeal toward my country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
