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Arab Archery

By Nabih Amnin Faris, Robert Potter Elmer

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Almost the only source of detailed knowledge of early English archery is Toxophilus, or the Schole of Shootynge, which was written by Roger Ascham in 1542 and 1543 and was published in 1544. Arab Archery is nearly contemporary with that famous book-probably preceding it by a few years-and may be considered to be on an equal plane of merit. This ancient Arabic manuscript is the only treatise on the archery of the medieval Orient that has been translated into English. It is thorough and authoritative, evidently the work of an expert bowman. A vast amount of information concerning the long-range artillery, by which one eastern empire after another had been won, is here brought forth into full light after having lain hidden for centuries. It could be used as a textbook on archery today.

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Publish dateJun 13, 2019

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1PREFACE

2I. In the Name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate

3II. On Holy War and the service of archery therein

4III. On the excellence of the Arab bow, its use, adoption, the reward of the maker of its arrows, its target, urging the mastery of its technique, the offence of him who discards it after he has learned its use, and the first to use and the first to make it

5IV. On the different kinds of bows and the most desirable of them

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6V. On the names and nomenclatures of the Arab bows and their different parts

7VI. On the master archers

8VII. On the principles of loosing and the different schools therein

9VIII. Things the archer should know

10IX. How to determine the cast of the bow, its weight, and the limit of the archer’s strength in drawing

11X. On testing the bow before bracing

12XI. On bracing, which is the same as stringing

13XII. On the curvature of the bow after bracing

14XIII. On unstringing

15XIV. On picking up the bow and arrow preparatory to shooting and the manner of shooting

16XV. On the different draws and the manner of locking the thumb and the index finger on the string, and on the rules of arranging the index finger upon the thumb

17XVI. On how to hold the grip of the bow with the left hand

18XVII. On the clench

19XVIII. On drawing and its limits

20XIX. On aiming, which is the same as pointing at the target

21XX. On the loose or release

22XXI. On the passage of the arrow over the left hand

23XXII. On blisters and wounds on the index finger of the right hand caused by stringing, clenching, drawing and loosing, together with the remedies thereof

24XXIII. On the blow of the string on the archer’s right thumb, which causes it to turn black and blue on the inside and beneath the nail and sometimes results in breaking the nail; as well as on the blistering and bruising of the left thumb at the time of shooting, together with the remedies thereof

25XXIV. On the blow of the string on the forearm of the archer and the remedy thereof

26XXV. On the blow of the string on the chin of the archer, or on his ear, and the remedies thereof

27XXVI. When the tip of the bow hits the ground at the moment of loosing, and the remedy thereof

28XXVII. When the nock of the arrow breaks and the remedy thereof

29XXVIII. On causing the arrow to move on itself, or wag, in its flight

30XXIX. On the management of the arrow when shooting against the wind, et cetera, and on trying not to shoot it when a break is found after it has been fully drawn

31XXX. On how near or how far the target should be

32XXXI. On standing and sitting for aiming

33XXXII. On the variations in the length and construction of the Arab bow

34XXXIII. On strings; how to make them and how to form their eyes

35XXXIV. On the length and shortness of the string

36XXXV. On the thinness and thickness of the string and on how to choose the correct and appropriate size

37XXXVI. On the weight of the string in relation to the weight of the bow

38XXXVIII. On arrowheads; the different kinds, their various uses, how to fix them on the shaft; and the manner of cutting arrow-nocks

39XXXIX. On feathers and fletching

40XL. On the weight of arrows, arrowheads, and feathers

41XLI. On sundry points not yet mentioned concerning the competition bow, the description of its arrow, and the manner of its use, together with some of the tricks employed in competitions

42XLII. On thumb-tips and the various kind thereof

43XLIII. On shooting with the husban, dawdan, and ‘usfuri arrows through the hollow of a guide

44XLIV. On stunt shooting

45XLV. Targets and target practice

46XLVI. Quivers, belt, arrow picker, file

47XLVII. Inscriptions on bows, arrows, and quivers