Illustrated Bible History
Ancient Weapons and Warfare - Bows
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Median Quiver |
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| Ancient median quiver, bas-relief. | |
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Median Bow |
| Ancient Median bow, bas-relief | |
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Egyptian Quivers |
| Ancient Egyptian quivers. | |
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Hand Arbalest Or Balista |
| Greek hand arbalest or balista which is much like the cross-bow of the middle ages. From treatise of M. Rodios, who constructed it after a byzantine text. | |
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Fragment Of Germanic Bow |
| Fragment of Germanic wood, found in a lake dwelling in Switzerland. Measures 3ft 5 inches which would make the bow 7ft 6 inches. | |
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Germanic Bow Of Merovingian Reign |
| Germanic bow of Merovingian reign, found in a tomb near Lupfen. It is of oak and 6ft in length. | |
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German Bow From Early Part Of The Middle Ages |
| German bow, from early part of the Middle Ages. About 4 feet 8 inches in length and made generally of elm or oak. | |
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German Bow From End Of The Middle Ages |
| German bow from the end of the Middle Ages, from Glockenthons drawings. In the Ambras Collection. | |
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Italian Bow Of The Middle Ages |
| Italian bow of the Middle Ages, often made of steel and about 4feet 8 inches in length. | |
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Italian Bow Of The 15th Century |
| Italian bow of the 15th century. From an illustration in the Walturius, printed at Verona in 1472. In the Hauslaub Library in Vienna. | |
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Eastern Bow |
| Eastern bow made of steel. Probably of the time of the Christian Middle Ages. In the Museum Of artillery in Paris. |