{"product_id":"art-archerie-tepa2c58","title":"The Art of Archerie","description":"\u003cp\u003eSTC 17333. \u003cstrong\u003eRare.\u003c\/strong\u003e ESTC records seven copies in the USA of which two (Yale and Folger) are imperfect. The Earls of Macclesfield copy of this book sold for £6,600 (including buyer’s premium) in April 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn early comprehensive archery manual by the prolific writer Gervase Markham.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an early essay on Markham, Charles F. Mullett perhaps best summed up his achievement stating “no great discovery, no revolutionary theory […] will ever be attached to his name, yet his endless and diverse probing into many fields of knowledge prepared the way for more distinguished men” (Mullett, ‘Gervase Markham: Scientific Amateur’, 1944). Markham produced works on husbandry, angling, militaria and gardening amongst many others, Mullett sees this ‘diversity of talent’ as reflecting “the prodigal vitality of those days” (106).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike many manuals the \u003cem\u003eArt of archerie\u003c\/em\u003e begins with a history of the pursuit, tracing its first origins in the Bible, to its “remarkeable” use at Agincourt, through to the “bloody Civill Warre betwixt the two great houses of Yorke and Lancaster” (15-16).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarkham then sets out in twenty-two chapters the various equipment required (including bows, strings, shafts, arrow-heads etc), the five ‘postures’ or steps which must be taken in order to shoot correctly and finally the best way to “ayme” and the art of “streight shooting”. His instructions are delivered in a tone which suggests familiarity and experience with the subject (he had fought under Essex in Ireland) with various asides as to the type of arrow head or bow string Gervase himself prefers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Old bookseller’s pencil note to front free end-paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Maggs Bros.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48259056107677,"sku":"255857","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/0045\/9677\/files\/61697_3.jpg?v=1778731281","url":"https:\/\/store.maggs.com\/products\/art-archerie-tepa2c58","provider":"Maggs Bros.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}