Stella & Rose's Books

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Contents

• PART I
• THE HISTORY OF HE CROSSBOW, WITH NOTES COMPARATIVE ON THE LONGBOW SHORTBOW AND HANDGUN
• Chapter
• I. THE MILITARY CROSSBOW
• II. THE SPORTING CROSSBOW
• III. THE GENERAL DIMENSIONS OF CROSSBOWS
• IV. THE BOLTS USED WITH CROSSBOWS
• V. THE RANGE OF THE MEDIAEVAL CROSSBOW AND HOW IT COMPARED IN THIS RESPECT WITH THE LONGBOW
• VI. THE SHORTBOW AND LONGBOW IN RELATION TO THE CROSSBOW
• VII. THE HANDGUN IN RELATION TO THE CROSSBOW
• VIII. SUMMARY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEDIAEVAL HANDGUN
• IX. A SUMMARY OF THE HISTORY OF THE CROSSBOW
• PART II
• THE CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF CROSSBOWS: MEDIAEVAL
• X. THE PRIMITIVE CROSSBOW, WITH A BOW OF SOLID WOOD WHICH WAS BENT BY MANUAL POWER ONLY
• XI. THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURY CROSSBOW, WITH A COMPOSITE BOW
• XII. HOW THE BOW OF THE PRIMITIVE CROSSBOW WAS ATTACHED TO THE STOCK BY A BRIDLE OF CORD OR SINEW
• XIII. HOW THE CROSSBOWMAN PLACED THE BOLT OF HIS CROSSBOW ON THE STOCK OF HIS WEAPON
• XIV. THE VARIOUS CONTRIVANCES EMPLOYED IN THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURIES FOR BENING THE BOWS OF CROSSBOWS
• XV. THE VARIOUS CONTRIVANCES EMPLOYED FOR BENDING THE BOWS OF THE CROSSBOWS, CLAW AND BELT
• XVI. THE VARIOUS CONTRIVANCES EMPLOYED FOR BENDING THE BOWS OF THE CROSSBOWS, SCREW AND HANDLE
• XVII. THE VARIOUS CONTRIVANCES EMPLOYED FOR BENDING THE BOWS OF THE CROSSBOWS, THE GOATS FOOT LEVER
• XVIII. THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY MILITARY AND SPORTING CROSSBOW
• XIX. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A POWERFUL CROSSBOW
• XX. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CROSSBOW, THE REVOLVING NUT AND ITS SOCKET
• XXI. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CROSSBOW, THE TRIGGER AND LOCK
• XXII. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CROSSBOW, THE STEEL BOW AND BOW IRONS AND THE STIRRUP
• XXIII. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CROSSBOW, HOW TO FIX THE BOW TO THE STOCK
• XXIV. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CROSSBOW, THE GROOVE FOR THE BOLT
• XXV. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CROSSBOW, THE BOWSTRING
• XXVI. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CROSSBOW, HOW TO FIT THE BOWSTRING TO THE BOW
• XXVII. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CROSSBOW,THE WINDLASS
• XXVIII. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CROSSBOW, THE BOLT OR QUARREL
• XXIX. THE SLURBOW
• XXX. THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY SPORTING CROSSBOW
• XXXI. THE CRANEQUIN
• XXXII. THE SIXTEENTH AND EARLY SEVENTEENTH CENTURY SPANISH SPORTING CROSSBOW
• XXXIII. THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY STONEBOW
• XXXIV. THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY STONEBOW
• XXXV. THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SPORTING AND TARGET CROSSBOW
• XXXI. THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY IMPORVED LOCKS WHICH WERE FITTED TO SPORTING AND TARGET CROSSBOWS
• PART III
• THE CONTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF CROSSBOWS - MODERN
• XXXVII. THE BULLET-SHOOTING CROSSBOW - ENGLISH
• XXXVIII. THE BULLET-SHOOTING CROSSBOW - ENGLISH - THE BASTARD STRING
• XXXIX. THE BULLET-SHOOTING CROSSBOW - ENGLISH - HOW TO MAKE AND FIT THE BOW STRING
• XL. THE BULLET-SHOOTING CROSSBOW - ENGLISH THE LOCK AND SIGHTS
• XLI. THE LARGE BOLT SHOOTING CONTINENTAL TARGET CROSSBOW
• XLII. THE SMALL BOLT-SHOOTING TARGET CROSSBOY AS NOW USED IN BELGIUM
• XLIII. BELGIAN TARGET CROSSBOW - THE LOCK
• XLIV. BELGIAN TARGET CROSSBOW - THE SIGHTS
• XLV. BELGIAN TARGET CROSSBOW - THE LEVER AND HOW TO USE IT TO BEND THE BOW
• XLVI. THE BULLET-SHOOTING TARGET CROSSBOW WITH A BARREL - AS NOW USED IN BELGIUM
• XLVII. THE POPINJAV, WITH NOTES ON THE ANCIENT COMPANIES OF CONTINENTAL CROSSBOWMEN
• XLVIII. THE CROSSBOWMEN OF DRESDEN-PRIVILEGIRTE BOGENSCHUTZEN GESELLSCHAFT
• XLIX. THE CHINESE REPEATING CROSSBOW
• L. ARROW-THROWING
• PART IV
• A TREATISE ON THE SIEGE ENGINES USED IN ANCIENT AND MEDIAEVAL TIMES FOR DISCHARGING GREAT STONES AND ARROWS
• LI. INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON THE SIEGE ENGINES USED IN ANCIENT AND MEDAEVAL TIMES FOR DISCHARGING GREAT STONES AND ARROWS
• LII. THE ANTIQUITY OF BALISTAS AND CATAPULTS
• LIII. THE EFFECTS OF ANCIENT SIEGE ENGINES IN WARFARE
• LIV. THE DISTANCES TO WHICH ANCIENT SIEGE ENGINES CAST THEIR PROJECTILES
• LV. THE CATAPULT, ITS CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
• LVI. THE CATAPULT, ITS CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
• LVII. THE BALISTA ITS CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
• LVIII. THE TREBUCHET
• LIX. THE SPRING ENGINE
• INDEX