The inaugural Conference on the history of tennis took place on 24 & 26 April, 2012 at The Queen’s Club – held on the occasion of the men’s World Championship 24-28 April, 2012
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Tennis: History & Mysteries
An International Conference on the History of Real Tennis
Tuesday 24 & Thursday 26 April 2012
10am – 1pm
The Centenary Committee Room,The Queen’s Club
Palliser Road W14 9EQ
An International Conference on the History of Real Tennis held on the occasion of the 2012 Men’s World Championship at The Queen’s Club.
Speakers & Papers by:
Thierry Bernard-Tambour, France
David Best, UK
Cees de Bondt, Holland
Heiner Gillmeister, Germany
Roman Krznaric, UK
Paul Mirat, France
John Shneerson, UK
Richard Travers, Australia
Charles Wade, UK
& Papers prepared by:
Allan Willingham, Australia
James Zug, USA
CONFERENCE:
10am – 1pm Tuesday & Thursday
Location: The Centenary Committee Room, T&RA Building,
The Queen’s Club
W14 9EQ
We are extremely grateful for the support of The Queen’s Club &
The 2012 World Championship Committee for providing the use of the Centenary Committee Room and the Teas.
RECEPTION & Book Signing:
Wednesday 25 April 2012 5:30-7:30pm
Heywood Hill Bookstore
10 Curzon Street
W1J 5HH
Wine kindly provided by Domaine Drouhin & Pol Roger UK
Acknowledgements:
Bernard Anscomb, Simon Mansfield & David Thomas, 2012 World Championship Committee; Attila Kerekes, the Queen’s Club; Derek Williams (Mayfield Press); James Simpson (Pol Roger UK); Rachel Heslop (Heywood Hill);
Bryan Lewis (Media on Demand); Paul Brown (Realtennis.tv) &
Kathryn McNicoll (Ronaldson Publications).
Tennis: History & Mysteries
An International Conference on the History of Real Tennis
PROGRAMME
TUESDAY 24 APRIL 2012
First Session 10:00-11:10
10:00 Introduction (Frederika Adam)
1. Paul Mirat (France)
“The Revival of Some Tennis Courts in South West France”
2. Thierry Bernard Tambour (France)
“The Paumiers du Roi in 17th and 18th Century France”
11:00-11:10 Discussion & Questions (Kathryn McNicoll)
11:10 Tea
Second Session 11:30-1pm
11:30 Introduction (Frederika Adam)
3. David Best (UK)
“The Famous James Street Court”
4. Allan Willingham (Australia) (read by Richard Travers)
“The Enigmatic Mr. Lukin, Secretary of the James Street Tennis Club, and the Import of his Treatise on Tennis”
5. Charles Wade (UK)
“The Real Tennis Handicapping System – how it began”
12:40-1pm Discussion & Questions (Kathryn McNicoll)
WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL 2012 5:30-7:30pm
Conference Reception & Book Signing was hosted by Rachel Heslop & Domaine Drouhin, Burgundy. Heywood Hill Book Shop, 10 Curzon Street, Mayfair. The Reception was followed by a Dinner for Speakers and Guests at the Chelsea Arts Club.
THURSDAY 26 APRIL 2012
Third Session 10:00-11:30
10:00 Introduction (Frederika Adam)
6. Heiner Gillmeister (Germany)
“Tennis Continental”
7. John Shneerson (UK)
“The Social and Economic Conditions behind the Rise and Fall in Popularity of Tennis in 19th century England”
8. Richard Travers (Australia)
“Real Tennis in Lyon”
11:20-11:30 Discussion & Questions (Kathryn McNicoll)
11:30-11:45 Tea
Fourth Session 11:45-1pm
11:45 Introduction (Frederika Adam)
10. Roman Krznaric (UK)
“The Democratic Revolution in the History of Tennis”
9. Cees de Bondt (Holland)
“Caravaggio’s Infamous Tennis Match: An Inquiry into a Caravaggesque Painting”
12:40-1pm Discussion & Questions (Kathryn McNicoll)
End of Conference