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Early British Swimming 55BC-AD1719 (Paperback) Loot Price: R714
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Early British Swimming 55BC-AD1719 (Paperback): Nicholas Orme

Early British Swimming 55BC-AD1719 (Paperback)

Nicholas Orme

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In 1857 Everard Digby, an extrovert Cambridge scholar, published the first scientific treatise on swimming - and one of the first on any modern sport. Six months later he was expelled from his college, and died in obscurity as a country parson. Nicholas Orme rehabilitates Digby as a great pioneer of the history of sport.

The book opens with a detailed history of swimming in Britain from the Romans to the sixteenth century, which is followed by an account of Digby's life and work and its impact on swimming down to the eighteenth century.

The book also includes the first modern edition of Digby's treatise, in the English version of 1595, with the 43 original illustrations.

General

Imprint: University Of Exeter Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 1983
Authors: Nicholas Orme
Dimensions: 210 x 148 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 978-0-85989-134-9
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Water sports & recreations > Swimming & diving > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
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LSN: 0-85989-134-8
Barcode: 9780859891349

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