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Toxophilus
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- Author
- Roger Ascham
- First published
- 1589
- Editions
- 26
- Subjects
- Archery, Early works to 1800, HIstorical, Practical, Textual Criticism, Archery, juvenile literature
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- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Roger Ascham
- Genre
- essay
- Image
- Frontispiece from Roger Ascham Toxophilus (1545).png
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- language of work or name
- English language
- publication date
- 1545-00-00
- copyright status
- public domain
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Influence on English
- History of archery
- Editions
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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thumb|right|Henry VIII, the dedicatee of Toxophilus
Toxophilus is a book about longbow archery by Roger Ascham, first published in London in 1545. Dedicated to King Henry VIII, it is the first book on archery written in English.
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