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Bows of the world / David Gray.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Lyons ; Garsington : Windsor, 2002.Description: 224 pages : color illustrations ; 23cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1585744786
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 623.441 GRA 1 Available T00385620
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

How well do you really know your bow? What are its historical origins, and how is it related to the other great families of bows around the world, ancient and modern? And how do the differences in bow designs reflect different styles of archery and levels of performance?

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgments (p. vi)
  • Introduction (p. ix)
  • 1. Prehistoric Bows (p. 3)
  • 2. The Americas (p. 11)
  • 3. Europe (p. 35)
  • 4. Asia (p. 45)
  • 5. Africa (p. 67)
  • 6. The Future of Traditional Archery (p. 75)
  • References (p. 81)
  • Index (p. 91)

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