{"product_id":"early-british-swimming-55-bc-ad-1719-9780859891349","title":"Early British swimming 55 BC  AD 1719","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1. From the Romans to the Vikings\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e2. The Middle Ages, 1066-1500\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e3. The Sixteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e4. Everard Digby and his 'Art of Swimming'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e5. Digby's Successors and the Seventeenth Century\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e6. A Short Introduction for to Learn to Swim, translated by Christopher Middleton from Digby's De Arte Natandi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Exeter Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359244681559,"sku":"9780859891349","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780859891349.jpg?v=1754124096","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/early-british-swimming-55-bc-ad-1719-9780859891349","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}