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Sports and Games of the Renaissance
Andrew Leibs
Book Code: GR2772
ISBN: 0-313-32772-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32772-8
224 pages, illustrations; photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/2004
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • [T]his illustrated volume makes accessible information on world pastimes of yore.
    —Choice     March 2005
Description: The Renaissance was a period of extraordinary spirit and development that marked a critical stage in the history of sports and games. In Europe the development of a moneyed economy and more refined methods of timekeeping ushered in a new era of leisure and leisure-activity, in which the old tradition of the Shrove Tuesday Football match deepened in the cultural consciousness. In Asia, Sumo's gradual codification began to develop alongside ancestors of the modern game of hackey-sack. In North and South America, European explorers saw how traditional team sports and games such as lacrosse and pelota could serve as an integrating and uniting phenomenon. Series editor Andrew Leibs provides narrative chapters on Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and Oceania, each of which shows how modern-day form of recreation evolved during the Renaissance. In addition, readers will learn how to play games that had been previously lost to history. This volume is the latest installment in the "Sports and Games Through History" series. Each geographically arranged chapter describes sports, games, and rituals of play, along with descriptions on equipment and instructions for making or adapting game pieces.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Series Foreword
  • Introduction
  • List of Illustrations
  • Asia
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • Middle East
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2004012230
LCC Class: GV576
Dewey Class: 796
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