| Octavius, Marcus,
Roman general, at siege of Solan (48
B.C.), 290n.
Ok Meydan, the Place
of the Arrow, 28 ; translations of inscriptions
at, 29
Ok Zilar, the Place of the Arrow makers,
28
Olaus Magnus (1500- 1570), author of a history
of the peoples of the North (1565), illustration
from, 33
Old Testament, references to siege
engines in, 259
Olina, G. Pietro,
author of a book on birds (1622), illustrations
from, 147, 153,
156
Orleans, war engine
at previous to siege of, 314
Paris, Matthew,
(1196-1259), historian, quoted, 47
Parker, crossbow maker, 179
Persians, description of arrows
used by, 26
Peschell, Hofrath
Dr., of Korner Museum, Dresden, 236n.
Peter the Saracen, and King
John, 62
Philip II. (1180 - 1223 ), use
of crossbow during reign of, 47n.
Philip the Good at crossbow
contests, 228
Philon of Byzantium (fl. 300 B.C.), architect
and inventor of engines of war, 255
Pizarro, Spanish adventurer,
and conquest of Peru, (1532-1533), 48
Plutarch, biographer (d. about 120), note
on, 255 ; cited, 259
; quoted, 265, 266,
267
Poitiers, English
longbowmen at, 32
Pollajualo, Antonio
(1429-1498), picture by in National Gallery,
44,
73
; reproduction of figures from picture by,
74
Polybius, (204-123 B.C.), historian, illustrations
from, 251, 256,
258,
260,
267,
269,
274,
289
; note on, 255
Popinjay : early use of, 53
; inscription on, 222 ; origin of word, 224
; colour of Belgian, 225 ; early use of, 225..
See also Bird
Portsmouth, picture of naval battle off (1545),
alluded to 34, 49
Poynter Sir E., P.R.A., picture
of catapult by, 250n.
Primitive crossbow : description and power
of,. 57 sqq ; leather
handguards for use with, 61 ; effectiveness
of, 62 ; lock of, 69
Procopius (500-565), historian, cited, 249,
270
; note on, 255
Puy, Roman bas-reliefs in museum at, 44
Puysegur, Marquis de, Marshal
of France, author of Art de la Guerre
(1748), quoted., 39 n.
Pyrmont, celebrity of steel bows from, 12
Quarrel, derivation of name, 19n,
See also Bolts
Queen Anne of England, medal ordered by,
233
Queen Elizabeth : picture of using stonebow,
25
; and crossbowmen, 49 |
Queen of the Crossbowmen, 228
Quicherat, J., author of a history
of costume in France (1875), illustration from, 31
Ramelli, Agostino
(1531-1590), engineer, 255, 256
; illustrations from, 302, 313
Revolving nut and socket
of a crossbow : shape and dimensions, 95,
96
; pin for, 96 ; material nut made of, 96,
97
Reynolds, Sir Joshua,
portrait by, 264n.
Rhe', Island of,
longbow used in expedition to (1627), 35
Rhodes, Turks
at siege of (1480), 263
Richard I, : at siege
of Ascolon (1191), 3 ; death of caused by bolt
from crossbow, 3 ; encouragement of crossbowmen
by, 46 ; and hire of crossbowmen, 62 ; employment
of siege engines by, 261
Richer, historian, quotations from tenth
century manuscript of, 44
Roberts, T,, author of The
English Bowman, 81:, cited, 23
Rook rifles, introduction of, 77
Rymer, T. , historian (1641-1713) , cited,
46,
60
St. Albans, battle of (1461), Burgundian
troops at, 39
St. Elizabeth, Breslau,
Froissart
manuscript in library of, 90n.
.
St, Elizabeth, Marburg,
painting of crossbowmen in church of, 132
St, George, Company of Crossbowmen of, 224
and Charles II., 226
; and Infanta Isabelle, 228,
229
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, models
of siege engines in museum of, 257
St. Hubert, patron
saint of crossbowmen, 224
St Lambert, patron
saint of Crossbowmen, 224
St. Sebastian (d.288), martyrdom
of by crossbowmen, 44, 45,
73,
74, 132
St. Sernin, capital of pillar in church
of, 230
Sallaert, Antony,
pictures by, 229, 230
Salnove, Robert de,
author of a book on the chase (1645), cited,
51
Salona, hair of
women used at siege of (48 B.C.), 290n.
Sambuca, description of siege
machine so called, 265n.
Saracens ; famed for manufacture
of crossbows, 62 ; war
engines captured from, 314
Saxony : crossbow shooting in, 206n.
; royal family of, and crossbowrnen of Dresden,
233
Schopper, Hartman,
author of a book on mechanical arts (1568) ,
illustration from, 56
Schwabel (fl.1767), editor of Vegetius,
256
Schweighaeuser, J. (1742-1830), editor of
Appian's
history, 254 |
