Ebook - The Treasures of the Olympic Games : An Interactive History of the Olympic Games (2016, Hardcover) DJV, TXT, DOC
9781780977911 English 1780977913 Published in association with the official Olympic Museum in Lausanne, The Treasures of the Olympic Games captures the glorious history of the summer games. This revised and updated version includes all the events of London 2012 and looks forward to the Rio games--the first ever hosted in South America. In addition to more than 200 photographs, the book contains 25 removable facsimiles of rare documents from the museum's archives and a DVD featuring footage of dramatic moments in Olympic history., T he Treasures of the Olympic Games brings to life, through more than 200 photographs and 20 removable artefacts, the glorious history of the summer Olympic Games, illustrating the Olympic values that unite the world through sport every four years. Beginning in 776 BC in ancient Greece through to its revival in 1896 and the 26 subsequent Games, this exceptional title charts the event's absorbing and exemplary history as well as a wealth of world sporting achievement. A book of dreams, this is the first time that the Olympic Museum has co-operated in producing an interactive book containing facsimiles of rare historical documents from their exclusive archive, allowing readers to get closer to the world's greatest sporting spectacle than has ever been possible before. A concise written history of the Summer Olympic Games brought to life and complemented not only by 200 colour photographs but also by 20 removable facsimiles of authentic Olympic memorabilia. Each summer Olympiad-Athens 1896 to London 2012-will be covered in a single spread, highlighting the great champions and achievements of that Games. With Rio 2016 almost here, there is a preview of the first Olympic Games to be staged in South America.
9781780977911 English 1780977913 Published in association with the official Olympic Museum in Lausanne, The Treasures of the Olympic Games captures the glorious history of the summer games. This revised and updated version includes all the events of London 2012 and looks forward to the Rio games--the first ever hosted in South America. In addition to more than 200 photographs, the book contains 25 removable facsimiles of rare documents from the museum's archives and a DVD featuring footage of dramatic moments in Olympic history., T he Treasures of the Olympic Games brings to life, through more than 200 photographs and 20 removable artefacts, the glorious history of the summer Olympic Games, illustrating the Olympic values that unite the world through sport every four years. Beginning in 776 BC in ancient Greece through to its revival in 1896 and the 26 subsequent Games, this exceptional title charts the event's absorbing and exemplary history as well as a wealth of world sporting achievement. A book of dreams, this is the first time that the Olympic Museum has co-operated in producing an interactive book containing facsimiles of rare historical documents from their exclusive archive, allowing readers to get closer to the world's greatest sporting spectacle than has ever been possible before. A concise written history of the Summer Olympic Games brought to life and complemented not only by 200 colour photographs but also by 20 removable facsimiles of authentic Olympic memorabilia. Each summer Olympiad-Athens 1896 to London 2012-will be covered in a single spread, highlighting the great champions and achievements of that Games. With Rio 2016 almost here, there is a preview of the first Olympic Games to be staged in South America.