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Title

Memorie del calcio fiorentino

Description

This work records the history of "calcio fiorentino," or Florentine kicking game. Combining elements of modern-day soccer, rugby, and wrestling, the game was played by nobility dressed in fine liveries. It is thought to have originated in the plazas of fifteenth-century Florence and is likely based on ancient Greek and Roman games of spheromachia and harpastum. Two teams of twenty-seven players are on the field—a sand pit in front of the Basilica of Santa Croce­—during the entirety of the game, with the aim of getting the ball into the other team's end zone by any means. The game's popularity waned in the eighteenth century, but is still re-enacted in Florence today.

Call Number (click link to view in library catalog)

796.33 B51m

See Also

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Full Title

Memorie del calcio fiorentino: tratte da diverse scritture e dedicate all'altezze serenissime di Ferdinando principe di Toscana e Violante Beatrice di Baviera.

Date

1688

From the Exhibit

Building a Library: Social Life and Customs

Publisher

Nella Stamperia di S.A.S. alla Condotta

Location

Florence

Language

Italian

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Type

Text

List of Editors

Bini, Pietro di Lorenzo

Medium

Book

Bibliographic Citation

Memorie del calcio fiorentino. Florence: Nella Stamperia di S.A.S. alla Condotta, 1688. Print.