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J Soc Archer Antiq 41
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J Soc Archer Antiq 41
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Series:
Journal of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries
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Volume:
41
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Publication Type:
Journal
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Year of Publication:
1999
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BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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Created Date:
20 Jan 2002
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Arrow wounds and how to treat them: a short study of medieval and early renaissance practice
Jonathan Davies
6 - 8
A discussion on the sort of traumas one would expect from certain types of weaponry and the methods employed by surgeons and others in dealing with such injuries. It is suggested that perforations found on skulls from Towton were made by bodkin headed arrows.
Comments on the supposed archer's thumb ring in Chesters Museum
Geoff D Gaunt
Edward McEwen
9 - 11
Casts doubt on the function attributed to a bone artefact found at the fort of Cilurnum on Hadrian's Wall.
The gentlemen archers of Darlington, 1758--1851
Arthur G Credland
Alan Suddes
19 - 39
A history of the society with details of founding members, competitions and medals. There are a number of appendices: `Appendix 1: notes on the Darlington archers trophies and other related material in the Darlington Museum and Library' (30--1); `Appendix 2: List of members and notes on the list of prize shoots' (31--3); `Appendix 3: The Darlington archers -- a table of shoots 1758--1851' (33--8); `Appendix 4: the minute book' (33 & 38) and `Appendix 5: subscribers for the gold medal as listed on 13 September, 1847'.
Some early nineteenth-century arrows examined
Hugh D H Soar
40 - 43
Describes and considers the provenance of twenty--five artefacts and compares the techniques employed by the craftsmen who made them.
Saint Edmund, patron saint of archers and England
W E Tucker
44 - 45
Calls for the reinstatement of the ninth-century king as the national patron saint in opposition to St George who was adopted by Richard the First in the later medieval period. The appendix notes that St Sebastian is recognised as the patron saint of archers in many international contexts.
Regency archery in song and ballad: a social dimension
Hugh D H Soar
59 - 63
Notes the rise in the use of the bow and arrow for recreational purposes in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and records the foundation of societies devoted to the sport.