. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Essex Institute; Natural history -- Periodicals; Essex County (Mass. ) -- History Periodicals. OF ARROW-RELEASE. 175 cylindrical shaft. Figs. 38, 39, 40, and 41 are copied from Rosallini. Fig. 38 is probably intended for the pri- mary, Fig. 39 the tertiary probably, and Figs. 40 and 41 the Mediterranean form. Turning now to the practice of archery among the an- cient Grecians, we sliould expect to tind among tliese peo-. Fig. 38. Efryptian. pie, at least, the most distinct and truthful delineations of the attitude of the hand in shooting. Hansard, in his &quo


. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Essex Institute; Natural history -- Periodicals; Essex County (Mass. ) -- History Periodicals. OF ARROW-RELEASE. 175 cylindrical shaft. Figs. 38, 39, 40, and 41 are copied from Rosallini. Fig. 38 is probably intended for the pri- mary, Fig. 39 the tertiary probably, and Figs. 40 and 41 the Mediterranean form. Turning now to the practice of archery among the an- cient Grecians, we sliould expect to tind among tliese peo-. Fig. 38. Efryptian. pie, at least, the most distinct and truthful delineations of the attitude of the hand in shooting. Hansard, in his "Book of Arciiery," p. 428, says of the ancient Greek archers, "Like the moderuTui-ks, Persians,Tartars, and many other Orientals, they drew the bow-string with their thumb, the arrow being retained in i)lace by the forefinger. Many. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Essex Institute. Salem, Mass. , Essex Institute


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