A Treatise on Skating

Revisited and Enhanced

von

Jones, RobertCormack, William EppsThurber, B. A.Hrsg.

BuchKartoniert, Paperback

184 Seiten

Englisch

Skating History Presserschienen am18.07.2023

First published in 1772, Robert Jones's Treatise on Skating is the oldest surviving instructional book about ice skating. It begins with advice on choosing skates and starting to skate, then details more difficult maneuvers for advanced skaters. Multiple editions, some containing new material, were published in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Today's readers will find this glimpse into the beginning of figure skating fascinating. This edition includes the full text of the original 1772 edition and later additions, an introduction and commentary, a comprehensive summary of the previous editions, and a new section on Jones's skates.mehr

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KlappentextFirst published in 1772, Robert Jones's Treatise on Skating is the oldest surviving instructional book about ice skating. It begins with advice on choosing skates and starting to skate, then details more difficult maneuvers for advanced skaters. Multiple editions, some containing new material, were published in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Today's readers will find this glimpse into the beginning of figure skating fascinating. This edition includes the full text of the original 1772 edition and later additions, an introduction and commentary, a comprehensive summary of the previous editions, and a new section on Jones's skates.

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ISBN/GTIN978-1-948100-10-6

ProduktartBuch

EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback

Verlag

Skating History Press

Erscheinungsjahr2023

Erscheinungsdatum18.07.2023

Seiten184 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 127 mm, Höhe 203 mm, Dicke 10 mm

Gewicht204 g