Arms and armor of a muslim bowyer!

Zifir · 15th January 2007, 05:05 PM

You might wanna check this out:

http://www.kassai.at/
http://www.grozerarchery.com/

Tane · 16th January 2007, 03:21 PM

Thank you very much for your help!

wolviex · 17th January 2007, 12:05 PM

Hello!
Below you'll find just a few pictures from books I had just at the hand.
You should get few book like:

War and Peace. Ottoman-Polish Relations in the 15th-19th c. - great catalogue from exhibition in Istanbul and Warsaw 1999 vastly illustrated (in Polish version 'Wojna i Pokoj' from time to time available on ebay)

B&W picture is from the book by Zdzislaw Zygulski, Ottoman art in the service of the Empire, NY 1992 -there is a small chapter on arms too, but it isn't necessary.

I believe you already have Turkish Archery and the composite bow by Paul E. Klopsteg (1947) devoted just to this subject.

regards!

Tane · 17th January 2007, 04:38 PM

Really beautiful!!! Thanks a lot!

nKante · 17th January 2007, 09:52 PM

Could some of those quivers also carry the bow? The curving shapes suggest the potential. But in all the illustrations I've seen, the bow is in use. I have seen a few drawings that showed the archers with the bows slung over the shoulder. But this seems too dangerous of a way to transport a valuable instrument. On closer inspection... Are some quivers and others bow cases?

wolviex · 17th January 2007, 10:19 PM

Yes, of course there are bow cases:

wolviex · 17th January 2007, 10:21 PM

thought some people decided to choose other way of transporting bows

Here is a picture of azab - Turkish infantryman, picture by Nicolas de Nicolay from 1551 y.

17th January 2007, 12:05 PM	#3
wolviex Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 418	Hello! Below you'll find just a few pictures from books I had just at the hand. You should get few book like: War and Peace. Ottoman-Polish Relations in the 15th-19th c. - great catalogue from exhibition in Istanbul and Warsaw 1999 vastly illustrated (in Polish version 'Wojna i Pokoj' from time to time available on ebay) B&W picture is from the book by Zdzislaw Zygulski, Ottoman art in the service of the Empire, NY 1992 -there is a small chapter on arms too, but it isn't necessary. I believe you already have Turkish Archery and the composite bow by Paul E. Klopsteg (1947) devoted just to this subject. regards! Attached Images

17th January 2007, 10:19 PM	#6
wolviex Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 418	Bow cases Yes, of course there are bow cases: Attached Images

17th January 2007, 10:21 PM	#7
wolviex Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 418	thought some people decided to choose other way of transporting bows Here is a picture of azab - Turkish infantryman, picture by Nicolas de Nicolay from 1551 y. Attached Images

15th January 2007, 05:05 PM	#1
Zifir Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Istanbul Posts: 228	You might wanna check this out: http://www.kassai.at/ http://www.grozerarchery.com/

16th January 2007, 03:21 PM	#2
Tane Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 7	Thank you very much for your help!

17th January 2007, 04:38 PM	#4
Tane Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 7	Really beautiful!!! Thanks a lot!

17th January 2007, 09:52 PM	#5
nKante Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 72	Could some of those quivers also carry the bow? The curving shapes suggest the potential. But in all the illustrations I've seen, the bow is in use. I have seen a few drawings that showed the archers with the bows slung over the shoulder. But this seems too dangerous of a way to transport a valuable instrument. On closer inspection... Are some quivers and others bow cases?