In addition to music books, Cittern Press have also produced The Beginner’s Pocket Guide to English Longbow. In A6 format and with thick tactile pages for durability, it is heavily illustrated and beautifully presented, all very much in keeping with the traditions of the English longbow.
This Guide will prove an essential addition to any beginner longbow archer’s belt pouch, being a valuable companion both in the field and at home, and providing sufficient basic information as to perform the role of a ‘quick reference guide’ when you first begin learning about the sport.
It contains as much basic information as is possible in a book of this size, including a very brief history of the sport; shooting technique; answers to some common problems; an explanation of the bow and arrow parts; scoring; an arrow spine chart; a glossary of terms and several charts to record your bow and arrow specifications, sight marks and best scores.
COMING SOON
The Beginner’s Pocket Guide to English Longbow
By Robin Alexander Lucas
A6 paperback
100 pages
ISBN 978-1-8384385-7-9
RRP £14.50
2026
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BROWNS online, and can be ordered in store.
FOYLES online, and can be ordered in store.
HATCHARDS online, and can be ordered in store.
WATERSTONES online, and can be ordered in store.
ROBIN ALEXANDER LUCAS read Modern History at the University of Oxford, and is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has worked extensively in various fields of history and historical objects for over thirty years, and is the former Head of Arms and Armour at Bonhams Oxford. He has written five books on medieval to eighteenth-century music, this is his sixth book and his first book on archery.