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The Medieval Archer
Jim Bradbury
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Description for The Medieval Archer
Paperback. A study of the archer and his weapon from the 11th to the 15th century, focusing on military tactics but also exploring the archer's position in society. Num Pages: 206 pages, 82, 60 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white line drawings, 60 black and white, 2. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 424. 206 pages, 82, 60 black and white, 22 line drawing. A study of the archer and his weapon from the 11th to the 15th century, focusing on military tactics but also exploring the archer's position in society. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; JWM. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 10. Weight: 424.
It is a delight to read a book which recognises the importance of warfare in medieval times...also...discusses the changing role of the archer in medieval society. SIR STEVEN RUNCIMAN This book traces the history of the archer in the medieval period, from the Norman Conquest to the Wars of the Roses. From a close study of early evidence, the author shows that the archer's role before the time of Edward I was an important but rarely documented one, and that his new prominence in the fourteenth century was the result of changes in development of ... Read more
It is a delight to read a book which recognises the importance of warfare in medieval times...also...discusses the changing role of the archer in medieval society. SIR STEVEN RUNCIMAN This book traces the history of the archer in the medieval period, from the Norman Conquest to the Wars of the Roses. From a close study of early evidence, the author shows that the archer's role before the time of Edward I was an important but rarely documented one, and that his new prominence in the fourteenth century was the result of changes in development of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
371g
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780851156750
SKU
V9780851156750
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Reviews for The Medieval Archer
It is a delight to read a book which recognises the importance of warfare in medieval times and describes a highly important element in the fighting, the use of archers, illustrating it with clear accounts of a long series of battles in which archery played a part, and which also, to satisfy modern historiographical tastes, discusses the changing role of ... Read more