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| author | title | pub date | lang | who | other | |
| Duncan, Raymond (1874-1966) | La danse et la gymnastique, par Raymond Duncan; conférence faite le 4 mai 1914, à l'Université hellénique, Salle de géographie | 1914 | F | L | #062 Paris, Akademia Raymond Duncan, 1914. Originally an address, given by the brother of famed dancer, Isadora Duncan, at a conference in May 1914 at the Université Hellenique, Duncan discusses the renaissance and importance of gymnastics and the systems of physical culture based on Greek models. 18 p 22 cm;LOC: GV1798.D8 | |
| Alerme, P. E. | De la danse, considérée sous le rapport de l'éducation physique, par P.-E. Alerme. | 1830 | F | L | #229 Paris, Les Marchands de nouveautés, 1830. An important early nineteenth-century physiology of dance, the author provides extensive discussion on the importance of dance. Numerous extractions from Alerme's text can be found throughout later nineteenth-century dance literature. 114 p. 21 cm.;LOC: GV1595.A4 | |
| Trall, R. T. | Illustrated family gymnasium | 1857 | E | P | 1857 | |
| Jacques, D. H. | Philosophy of human beauty; or, hints toward physical perfection | 1867 | E | P | 1867 | |
| Blaike, William | Sound bodies for our boys and girls | 1884 | E | P | 1884 | |
| Beale, Alfred M. | Calisthenics and light gymnastics for home and school | 1888 | E | P | 1888 | |
| Stecher, W. A. | Gymnastics, a text-book of the German-American system of Gymnastics | 1896 | E | P | 1896 | |
| Morton, Marguerite W. | Ideal drills | 1903 | E | P | 1903 | |
| Willard, E. M. | Favorite books of drills | 1907 | E | P | 1907 | |
| Barnett, Jos. H. | Barnett's broom brigade tactics, and fan drill | 1890 | E | P | 1978 | |
| Bojus, Prof. Gustav H. | Dumb bell exercises | 1912 | E | P | 912 | |
| Forrester, Francis | Minnie's playroom; or, how to practise calisthetics | 1853 | E | P | Boston 1853 Rand & Avery, aslo rev 1856. | |
| Emerson, Charles W. | Physical culture | 1891 | E | PT | Boston, Mass, Emerson College of Oratory. Also rev 1905. | |
| Vitu, Auuste & Paul Farnese | Physiologie de la Polka (polemic rather than instructional) | 1844 | F | p | Paris 1844 Chez L'Editeur |
