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CraigMBeckett:
Has anyone read this offering from the Mary Rose Trust?

It is supposed to be about all the forms of ordinance on the ship including a section on the bows and arrows.

If you have read it:

1,  is it any good?

2, Is the section om the bows and arrows extensive?

I am considering buying it but would appreciate comments from those that have read it before I commit.

You can get it from this site:

http://www..oxbowbooks.com/ChooseCurrency.cfm/ESA/|trade.cfm|Publisher|Mary%20Rose%20Trust|SeriesID|869|

cost UKP 50.00, USD 80.00 (special offer usually USD 100.00) excluding postage.

Craig.

Purbeck:
YES! I got my copy the other day. 2 volumes (one on the cannon, one on the hand held weapons) and a DVD (with all the bow measurements and drawings etc). The archery section is very extensive and reading and absorbing all the info will take years! Like the other MR books in the series (eg Before The Mast - kit an clothing etc) it is ful of draings/photos of the MR finds and has other comtemporary source drawings/photos to help the reader's understanding of how the weapons were used. I would definitely recommend investing in this one!

CraigMBeckett:
Purbeck,

Thank you for an informative comment, have just ordered two other books ( The Bow by Gad Rausing, and The Bow Builders Book), so the purchase of "Weapons of Warre" will have to wait a month :)

It sounds like "Weapons of Warre" is the book those interested in the Bows etc have been waiting for, for the last 20 odd years. Maybe now its been published those people who could not tell us the dimensions of their replicas will now do so.

Craig.

Purbeck:
That's the one!

nidrinr:
Purbeck, do the two volumes and the dvd come in one pack, or do you need to order 2 boks and a dvd separately?

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