News 2008
- 13 December 2008
- New book: "An Essay on Archery." Describing the Practice of that Art in all Ages and Nations, by Walter Moseley
A very old and very thorough book. Deals with archery in ancient Greece, various military uses of the bow, english archery, whistling arrows, poisoned arrows, arbalests and much more. This book is written in an older spelling, where an s was typeset as an f. This has been preserved in this version.
- New book: "An Essay on Archery." Describing the Practice of that Art in all Ages and Nations, by Walter Moseley
- 4 November 2008
- More articles from Outing Magazine:
- "Thoughts on Archery," by Agnes F. Williams (1886)
Some thoughts on the history of archery - "Woodland Archery," by Maurice Thompson (1897)
A story of a hunting trip by a well known outdoorsman and writer of that time. - "The Experience of a Novice," by Henry Chadwick (1888)
An article on how a beginner experiences archery
- "Thoughts on Archery," by Agnes F. Williams (1886)
- More articles from Outing Magazine:
- 18 October 2008
- New articles from Outing Magazine:
- "Yumi: The Japanese Long-Bow ," by Robert G. Dening
An interesting general description of the role the bow played in Japanese society, especially in war. - "The Art of Archery," by W. H. Wills
An article with shooting instructions, including nice early 19th century photographs.
- "Yumi: The Japanese Long-Bow ," by Robert G. Dening
- New articles from Outing Magazine:
- 1 September 2008
- New book: "Anecdotes of Archery, from the earlieft ages to the year 1791" by Ely Hargrove
This is truly a book of anecdotes, it is an overview of different archery related facts and stories frm around the world. There is no clear storyline, although there is some logic in the sequence. Very interesting to know how archery was looked upon in those days. This book is written in an older spelling, where an s was typeset as an f. This has been preserved in this version.
- New book: "Anecdotes of Archery, from the earlieft ages to the year 1791" by Ely Hargrove
- 1 August 2008
- New book: "The Art of Archery, Edited by Henri Gallice, translation by H. Walrond, 1901.
Translation of a French book, "l'Art d'Archerie", ca. 1515, which is claimed to be the first printed book dealing specially with archery, Ascham's "Toxophilus or the Schole of Shooting" having been first printed in 1545.
- New book: "The Art of Archery, Edited by Henri Gallice, translation by H. Walrond, 1901.
- 1 June 2008
- New book: "Additional Notes on Arrow Release" by Edward S. Morse, 1922.
Discusses the arrow-release by different cultures.
- New book: "Additional Notes on Arrow Release" by Edward S. Morse, 1922.
- 8 May 2008
- Two new prints: "An Archery Meeting" from Harper's Weekly, 1879, courtesy of The Old Print Gallery and "Archery" from The Illustrated London News, 1872.
- 5 May 2008
- Added a print from Harper's Magazine: "Archery Practice on Staten Island", by G.S. Reinhart. Courtesy Old Somerset Print Shop & Fine Art Gallery.
- 1 May 2008
- Added "Misses' Archery Costume" article including print of a lady archer. From The Delineator, a sewing magazine.
- 18 April 2008
- Added "The Flat Bow" by W. Ben Hunt and John J. Metz. This is a book from 1936 on how to make your own bow and arrows, with detailed descriptions and drawings.
- Added a privacy policy to the site.
- 8 April 2008
- Added an article from Transactions of Lancashire and Chestershire Antiquarian Society: "Archery in Manchester in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries", by William E. A. Axon.