{"product_id":"toxophilus-the-school-of-shooting-history-of-archery-series-9781443739078","title":"Toxophilus - The School of Shooting (History of Archery Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Roger Ascham\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Obscure Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Obscure Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Archery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToxophilus\u003c\/em\u003e, originally\u003cbr\u003e published in 1545, is considered to be the first book on archery \u003cbr\u003ewritten in English. This comprehensive treatise on longbow archery \u003cbr\u003eprovides a fascinating insight into historical shooting. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"how \u003cbr\u003ehonest a pastime for the mind, how wholesome an exercise for the body\" -\u003cbr\u003e Roger Ascham\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work \u003cbr\u003ecomprises two books combined together: \u003cem\u003eThe First Book of the \u003cbr\u003eSchool of Shooting\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Second Book of the \u003cbr\u003eSchool of Shooting\u003c\/em\u003e. They are written in the form of a \u003cbr\u003edialogue between Toxophilus 'A lover of the bow' and Philogus 'A lover \u003cbr\u003eof learning'. In the discussion, Toxophilus justifies his love of \u003cbr\u003earchery as a pastime, puts forward his reasons for retaining the bow as a\u003cbr\u003e weapon of war instead of the newly favoured hand gun, and he gives \u003cbr\u003epractical instructions on the technique of shooting in the \u003cbr\u003ebow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis antiquarian \u003cbr\u003ebook will appeal to those with an interest in the history and \u003cbr\u003edevelopment of the use of a bow and arrow, and it would make for the \u003cbr\u003eperfect addition to collections of related literature. Many old books \u003cbr\u003esuch as this are increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is \u003cbr\u003ewith this in mind that we are republishing this text now in an \u003cbr\u003eaffordable, modern edition complete with a new prefatory biography of \u003cbr\u003ethe author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents \u003cbr\u003einclude: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronicle\u003cbr\u003e of Life, Work, and Times of Roger \u003cbr\u003eAscham\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApologia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Royal \u003cbr\u003eArms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDedication to King Henry \u003cbr\u003eVIII\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo All Gentlemen and Yeoman of \u003cbr\u003eEngland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe First Book of the School of \u003cbr\u003eShooting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Second School of \u003cbr\u003eShooting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary of Old \u003cbr\u003eWords\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprints of the first two editions of \u003cbr\u003eToxophilus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes on the Glossary of Old \u003cbr\u003eWords\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional Archery \u003cbr\u003eTerminology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Obscure Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46885181751447,"sku":"9781443739078","price":2380.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781443739078.webp?v=1770246459","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/toxophilus-the-school-of-shooting-history-of-archery-series-9781443739078","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}