[MR] period archery (Fwd: Artssciences Digest, Vol 15, Issue 3)

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The following references were posted by Master Magnus to the Artssciences  
list today.  It will be of interest to period archers.
Ingvild
 

In an  effort to promote authenticity, make reenactorism less
ethno-centric, and  provide sources for people to make their
garb and accessories with I  recommend the  following:

http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/352901933X/ref%3Dnosim/bookfindercom/028
-1122878-2538901
The  title is: Berichte über die Ausgrabungen in Haithabu, Bd.33 :
Das  archäologische Fundmaterial 6 [Archaeological Find Material VI]
Die  Schwerter aus dem Hafen von Haithabu / Pfeil und Bogen in Haithabu  
(Swords, Arrows and Bows in Hedeby);
18 x 25 cm, 148 [pages] Seiten,  zahlr. Abbildungen + Tabellen
[pictures and tables], 1998, ISBN  352901933X
von [by] Kurt Schietzel, Alfred Geibig, Harm  Paulsen
Amazon-price: EUR 49,00
A Euro is about a dollar and a quarter  in U.S. funds presently.

Since this is an archaeological series do not  expect it to be
around for very long. Many in this series are long out of  print.

This is a book on the archery related finds from Hedeby, once in  
Denmark, but now in Germany, where it is known as Haithabu.
The town  was begun during Viking times.
It documents the swords, sword fittings,  surviving bows, arrows,
arrowheads, and a quiver, which was better depicted  in a much
earlier, and virtually impossible to obtain volume.
In German  but well illustrated, the book to have for Viking  Age
Archery.
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http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/3935616090/qid=1091579643/sr=1-1/ref=sr_
1_10_1/028-1122878-2538901
Pfeil  und Bogen zur Merowingerzeit. Eine Quellenkunde und Rekonstruktion 
des  frühmittelalterlichen Bogenschießens.[Arrows and bows from
the Merovingian  Age]
von Holger Riesch
Amazon-Preis: EUR 24,00

This is a  remarkable book about a great many bows and archery
related material, in  addition to recreated ones and experiments
with the same from essentially  Dark Age Europe - the Merowingian
or Merovingian Age of the Folk Wanderings  and it includes much
material on archery from all over the European area  from the
300's to about 1,000 AD. Very good illustrations, and  many
items covered. Includes quivers. Reconstructions of the items.
In  german but so well illustrated it doesn't need a whole
lot of explanation  if you know [archery-wise] what it is
you are looking at. Bone  armguards.
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http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/3980587770/ref=pd_sim_dp_2/028-1122878-2
538901
Das  Bogenbauer-Buch [The Bow-maker's Book]
von Flemming Alrune, Wulf Hein,  Jürgen Junkmanns
Amazon-Preis: EUR 29,80
Covers archery construction  methods from the stone age forward.
Shows how to make the  items.
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http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/3935616104/qid%3D1091586932/028-1122878-
2538901
Der  mittelalterliche Reiterschild [The Medieval Knight Shield]
von [by] Jan  Kohlmorgen
Amazon-Preis: EUR 24,00
Covers nearly all of the surviving  Shield examples in European
museums of wood and leather construction. Some  have complex
decoration and built up designs. Charts in the back  give
the compositions and details and dates of the many  different
shields and there are experimental reconstructions  well
depicted using period and modern materials inside the
book.   Really, this book stands alone on the subject
after the ancient  period.
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For costume and armor and weapons constructional  details for
central European reenactors I recommend the following  author:
Ulrich  Lehnart
http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/028-1122878-2538901

Kleidung  & Waffen der Früh- und Hochgotik, 1150-1320  von Ulrich 
Lehnart;  Karfunkel-Verlag (Juli 2001) ISBN: 3935616007
[Costume and Armor of the  early and high middle ages]

Kleidung & Waffen der Spätgotik, Teil  I: 1320 - 1370
von Ulrich Lehnart; Karfunkel-Verlag (Dezember 2000)
120  Seiten [pages, in color] - Karfunkel-Verlag;
ISBN:  3980564282

Kleidung & Waffen der Spätgotik 1370-1420;
von Ulrich  Lehnart; Karfunkel Verlag; 2003; ISBN: 3935616112

All are very well  illustrated hardbacks, generally in color
and cover all details of the  costumes for males and females.
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In that regard you would  also enjoy the  following:
http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books-de&field-author
=Ditmar-Trauth%2C%20G%F6sta/028-1122878-2538901

Fibel-  und Gürtelmode der Hochgotik [Brooch and Belt Style
of the High Gothic] a  small paperback by
von Gösta Ditmar-Trauth; EUR 8,59
70 Seiten [pages] -  Karfunkel-Verlag; Dezember 2000
Auflage: 1. Aufl. ISBN:  3980564274
and:
RÜSTUNG GEWANDUNG SACHKULTUR DES DEUTSCHEN  HOCHMITTELALTERS
[A book on costume in the early to high middle ages  in
Germany] von Gösta Ditmar-Trauth
Karfunkel-Verlag (August  1999)
Hardback, 260 pages,  Karfunkel-Verlag; August 1999
Auflage:  1. Aufl.  ISBN: 3980564231
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I have all the above books  and I highly recommend them.
Ideally they really ought to be translated  into English.
But they are so well illustrated you can get by without
a  general knowledge of German.

I've been buying and amassing archery  materials
since the 1960's and some of it is a lot older.
Believe me  when I tell you these are good books on the
subject.

Some fine books  are available from Angela Hornig Verlag
or  http://www.karfunkel.de/
Karfunkel has excellent books on arms and armor  from
the german middle ages and Renaissance as well as
costume, and  cooking books.
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If you have trouble ordering the books on  German Amazon
pages, simply open another browser page on  http://www.amazon.com/
and compare the two as you navigate through the  order and payment
pages, as they have the same templates in different  languages,
or simply write to Amazon.de in Germany at  English at amazon.de.
They have excellent service.
My Merovingian archery  book got lost in the mail [at least
once] and they sent a replacement. How  it got out of a box
with two other books I don't know but it  did.
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In service,
Master Magnus Malleus © R.M.  Howe
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