A Cultural History of Sport in the Renaissance
Arcangeli, Alessandro / McClelland, John / Dyreson, Mark / Vamplew, Wray
A Cultural History of Sport in the Renaissance covers the period 1450 to 1650. Outwardly, Renaissance sports resembled their medieval forebears, but the incorporation of athletics into the educational curriculum signalled a change. As part of the scientific revolution, sport now became the object of intellectual analysis. Numerous books were written on the medical benefits of sport and on the best way to joust, fence, train horses and ride, pl...