Traditional Archery from Six Continents: The Charles E. Grayson CollectionUniversity of Missouri Press, 2007 - 256 стор. "An overview of one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of European and non-European archery-related materials in the world. This book presents color photos and descriptions of some 300 items - including bows, arrows, quivers, and thumb rings- that represent traditional archery techniques, practices, and customs from around the world"--Provided by publisher. |
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3 The Islamic Crescent | 59 |
4 Tribal Asia and Oceania | 97 |
5 Africa | 132 |
6 The Americas | 164 |
7 Europe | 216 |
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Traditional Archery from Six Continents: The Charles E. Grayson Collection Mary French,Michael O'Brien,Charles Grayson Попередній перегляд недоступний - 2014 |
Traditional Archery from Six Continents: The Charles E. Grayson Collection Charles E. Grayson,Mary French,Michael John O'Brien Попередній перегляд недоступний - 2007 |
Загальні терміни та фрази
1.5 cm thick 3.1 cm wide Africa Ainu American Andaman Islands archery equipment arrows Cat attached bamboo bands barbs bone bow and arrow bow Cat bracer broadhead carved Cat.Nos China Chinese cm high cm in diameter cm long cm wide Composite Bow covered crossbow decorated early twentieth centuries eighteenth and nineteenth English longbow Figure flattened foreshaft glued gold Grayson grip handle hunting Indian inserted iron heads Islamic ivory Japanese Korean Korean bows Kyudo lacquered late nineteenth long and 0.8 longbow Mbuti McEwen metal Museum nineteenth and early nocks plant fiber plant-fiber Qing Dynasty quiver and arrows radial three-feather fletchings range in length rawhide reed shafts reflex reinforced bows silk sinew backing sinew wrapping Society of Archer-Antiquaries straight limbs string tanged tapered target arrows thick at midlimb thread thumb ring Traditional Archery Turkish twisted sinew types typical V-shaped self nocks War arrow weapons wide at midlimb wooden shafts wrist guard
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Сторінка 8 - This is the simplest form of release, and is that which children all the world over naturally adopt in first using the bow. It consists in simply grasping the arrow between the end of the straightened thumb, and the first and second joints of the bent forefinger (Figs, i and 2).
Сторінка 2 - The report consists of a description of each machine, the various attachments used with it, the manner in which it is used and the purpose for which it is mainly employed.
Сторінка ix - Constructive guidance and supervision in the earlier years of service (such as is being afforded new faculty members in the College of Arts and Science at the University of Missouri...
Сторінка 245 - C., and E. McEwen. 1997. Sinew-reinforced and composite bows. In Projectile Technology, edited by H. Knecht, 143-60. New York: Plenum.