Toxophilus
Author: first_name: Roger
last_name: Ascham
first_name:  J. A.
last_name: Giles
Language: English
Year: 1865

Toxophilus is a book about target archery using the English Longbow. The book is divided into two parts: The first part is an extended argument that target archery should be encouraged as a healthy activity benefiting both the individual and the defense of the country; the second part is an instruction manual about the use of the English longbow for target archery.

In 1545, when the book was written, the English Longbow had been in continuous use in European warfare since the medieval period.