CAROL ARCHERY
PUBLICATIONS
'TRADITIONAL ARCHER'S HANDBOOK
A PRACTICAL GUIDE'
NEW
enlarged FOURTH EDITION
£14.00 (B)
For all archers and would-be archers who are interested in
traditional bows
Written by professional bowyer and fletcher Hilary Greenland
TOPICS INCLUDE
selecting and ordering your first traditional bow
how to care for your traditional equipment
how to match and tune your equipment for best performance
making arrows bowstrings, fletchings, thumbrings
making bows, selecting wood, seasoning
ALSO
Information and cutting dimensions for
Flatbows, English longbow, Meare Heath, Holmegaard and cable-backed styles
FIELD ARCHERY FOR ALL or "FIELD ARCHERY
WOT'S THAT?"
by Dolly Edwards
A hilarious short story of a first field shoot.
£3.00 (A
'TOXOPHILUS' by Roger Ascham : £13.00 (B)
(Simon Archery Foundation reprint)
An essential historic reference for those interested in the English longbow
Written in 1544, Ascham, then aged 28, dedicated the book to Henry
VIII. A fine classical scholar, Ascham was a tutor of Henry's daughter Princess
Elizabeth (later Elizabeth I) of England. Ascham uses his beloved archery
as a vehicle for a philosophical discourse, and the writing includes many
fascinating practical references to the archery of his day many of
which still hold true today.
'ARCHAEOLOGY OF ARCHERY' by A W Webb: £5.95 (B)
OF BOWMEN AND BATTLES.
by Hugh Soar. £11.99
THE CROOKED STICK
by Hugh Soar. £24.99
THE HERITAGE OF THE LONGBOW.
by Pip Bickerstaffe. £15.00
VIDEO: "Archery it's History
and Forms" (72mins) £15.00 (B)
AVAILABLE IN UK and USA formats
An excellent and entertaining introduction to the history,
current forms of shooting,
equipment and skills associated with this fascinating subject.
'NEW' DVD: ENGLISH WAR BOW TESTS AT THE DEFENCE ACADEMY. £18
A must for anyone interested in heavy bows. This DVD shows the archers paradox in slow motion
and the penetrive power of the English
Longbow.
MAGAZINES
"The Glade" (published quarterly) £3.95
(A)
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