The book of the crossbow
By: Ralph Payne-Gallwey.
Contributors: Payne-Gallwey, Ralph, Sir, 1846-1916.
Edition: Dover ed.
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: Crossbows.; Catapult.
Description: The history of the crossbow, with notes comparative on the longbow, shortbow, and handgun -- The construction and management of crossbows : mediaeval -- The construction and management of crossbows--(continued) : modern -- A treatise on the siege engines used in ancient and mediaeval times for discharging great stones and arrows.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: The crossbow. London : Longmans, Green, and Co., 1903.