Toxophilus (1545)

This treatise on the virtues of the English longbow was the only book Ascham (1515-68) completed and formally published during his lifetime. Medine, a specialist in early modern English, classical Latin, and neo-Latin literature, offers the first critical edition based on modern principles of textual scholarship. Notes, commentary, and a glossary are among the features, but no index. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR