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Toxophilus
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Vinony's link graph records 14 inbound references to Toxophilus, and connects out to International Standard Book Number, Henry VIII and digital object identifier.
It is catalogued under topics including 1545 books, Books about sports and English-language non-fiction books.
Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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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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Wikidata facts
- 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
- External links
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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