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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.




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Preface

1. From the Romans to the Vikings

2. The Middle Ages, 1066-1500

3. The Sixteenth Century

4. Everard Digby and his 'Art of Swimming'

5. Digby's Successors and the Seventeenth Century

6. A Short Introduction for to Learn to Swim, translated by Christopher Middleton from Digby's De Arte Natandi

Bibliography

Index


Early British swimming 55 BC AD 1719

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      Publisher: University of Exeter Press
      Publication Date: 10/30/1983 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780859891349, 978-0859891349
      ISBN10: 0859891348

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      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.




      Trade Review




      Table of Contents


      Preface

      1. From the Romans to the Vikings

      2. The Middle Ages, 1066-1500

      3. The Sixteenth Century

      4. Everard Digby and his 'Art of Swimming'

      5. Digby's Successors and the Seventeenth Century

      6. A Short Introduction for to Learn to Swim, translated by Christopher Middleton from Digby's De Arte Natandi

      Bibliography

      Index


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