01135cam a2200277 4500 2828717 TxAuBib 20080202120000.0 240626s1995||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780486287201 pbk. 0486287203 pbk. (OCoLC)32626296 TxAuBib Payne-Gallwey, Ralph, Sir, 1846-1916. The book of the crossbow / Ralph Payne-Gallwey. Dover ed. New York : Dover Publications, 1995. xxii, 328, 23 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Originally published: The crossbow. London : Longmans, Green, and Co., 1903. Includes bibliographical references and index. Fascinating study—only book devoted exclusively to the crossbow—traces use of crossbow as military and sporting weapon, its construction and management in medieval and modern times; also, related weapons: balistas, catapults, Turkish bow, more. Over 240 illustrations. 20080202. Crossbows. Catapult. TXMOO