Early British Swimming 55BC-AD1719 by Orme, Nicholas

Early British Swimming 55BC-AD1719 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780859891349)

Vendor: Nicholas Orme
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Format: Paperback
$31.00
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Early British Swimming 55BC-AD1719 by Orme, Nicholas

Early British Swimming 55BC-AD1719

$31.00
Early British Swimming 55BC-AD1719 by Orme, Nicholas

Early British Swimming 55BC-AD1719

$31.00
Format: Paperback
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In 1857 Everard Digby published the first scientific treatise on swimming - and one of the first on any modern sport. Nicholas Orme rehabilitates Digby as a pioneer of the history of sport. The book opens with a history of swimming in Britain from the Romans to the sixteenth century, which is followed by an account of Digby's life and work.




Author: Nicholas Orme
ISBN-10: 0859891348
ISBN-13: 9780859891349
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
Language: English
Published: 10/30/1983
Pages: 228
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.48d
By Nicholas Orme
By Nicholas Orme
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Nicholas Orme is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. His previous works included English Schools in the Middle ages (Methuen, 1973) and Education in the West of England (University of Exeter, 1976), and other books and articles on religion and education during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

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