| Abbo (fl. 9th cent.), historian,
monk of Saint-Germain des Pres, 254 ; quoted,
261,
271
Abbot, Archbishop, his mishap with a crossbow,
52
Abott's Hospital, Guildford, origin
of,
52
Abulfaragio (1226-1286), Arab historian,
and siege of Acre, 261
Abulfeda (1273-1331), Arab historian, cited,
314
n.
Acre, trebuchet used at capture of, 314
Agincourt : range of longbow used at, 22
; references to, 32, 46
Ainslie, Sir Robert, records of Turkish archery
procured by, 28, 29
Ala'uddin Khilji, bags of gold projected
from engines by at the siege of Delhi (1296), 315
Albert, Archduke, at meeting of crossbowmen,
229
Alexis I., Emperor, history of alluded to,
57
n.
Alteneck, Heffner, author of a book on medieval
costumes (1840-1854), illustration from, 132
Ammianus Marcellinus (fl. 4th cent.), historian,
254,
257
; quoted, 261 n.
Antwerp, Society
of Crossbowmen in, 206
Appollodorus of Damascus (60-130), architect
and engineer, 254
Appian (98-161), historian, 254
; quoted, 261 n.
Arbalestina, description and use of, 9
Archimedes (287-212 B.C.) siege engines
invented by, 265, 266
and n.; death of, 267
Ariosto (1474-1533), Italian poet,
cited,
12
Arquebus, earliest form of, 41
Arrow throwing : skill of throwers, 243
; shape and weight of arrows used, 244 ; how
arrow thrown, 244, 245
; experiment in, 246
Arrows : Turkish,
26
; makers of in Spain,
154
, Chinese,
241
Ascalon, siege of (1191), crossbow used at,
3
Athenaeus (fl. 200 B.C.), military author,
254
Auberoche, treatment of envoy at siege of,
272
Aylesford, Lord, long shot by, with a bow,
27
Aymard, M., and Roman bas-reliefs, 43 |
Back Sight : of a crossbow ; position of,
170 ; Continental,
205
; Belgian,
214
Baldi, Bernardino (17th cent.), editor of
work on Siege engines, 254
Ballista : original use of windlass with
, 90 n. resemblance to crossbow , 249
and n. ; projectiles used with 249, 250,
301,
307
; source of power, 250,
301
; list of authorities on, 253 sqq ; various
occasions on which used, 261 sqq ; range of,
276
sqq ; comparison with crossbow, 301 ; the skein,
303 ; advantage of, over catapult ,
303
; construction of, 306,
307
Banks, Sir Joseph (1744- 1820), naturalist,
and Turkish archery, 28
Barker, crossbow maker, 179
Bastard string of a crossbow : necessity
and use of, 114, 184,
191
; how to remove, 116 ; clamps employed with,
185 ; material of which composed, 185,
187 ; method of fixing, 187
Bayeux Tapestry, referred to, 31,
44
Bedewyne, Sir Walter de (14th cent), letter
by, quoted, 261
Bedford Castle, catapults used at siege
of, 270
Belgian target crossbow : various uses for,
206,
207
; lock of, 210 sqq ; sights, 213,
214
; method of aiming, 214 groove for bolt,
214 ; the lever, 215
sqq ; with barrel, 219
Bellay, Guillaume de (1491-1543), French
general and historian, cited, 39, 48
Belt claw : made of fitting to the string
illustrated,
31, 77
sqq referred to, 64 ; description and mode of
using, 77, 78
Berkeley Castle and church ; safety of former
from assault by bowmen, 23
Berners, Lord (1474-1532), translator of
Froissart,
254, 278
Bird : bolt used for shooting at, 218
; construction of Belgian, 221n. ; used at
Dresden competitions, 234 ; size and weight
of, 234. See also Popinjay
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