Author Description

Edmund Bulanda, Bows and Arrows of Antiquity, is a scientific work by a Polish archaeologist, published in German in 1913. In the book, the author discusses the basic types of bows used in ancient times. The following chapters describe: Egyptian bows, Ethiopian bows, Arab bows, Babylonian bows, Assyrian bows, Israelite, Hittite, Mede and Persian bows, Canaanite and Jewish bows, Scythian bows, Mycenaean and Cretan bows from the Bronze Age, and Greek bows. In addition to ancient bows, the book contains descriptions of quivers and arrows. This is a very interesting work that will be very valuable to everyone interested in traditional archery and ancient history. The book contains 85 illustrations and numerous fragments of original Greek texts. This is a new edition of the book, for the first time in English.