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This lively book considers the various fascinating stories which have evolved to explain the ownership, concealment and discovery of the pieces whilst also placing them in the wider context of the ancient game of chess and secular art of the middle Ages.
The Lewis Chessmen
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- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2005
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Summary
This lively book considers the various fascinating stories which have evolved to explain the ownership, concealment and discovery of the pieces whilst also placing them in the wider context of the ancient game of chess and secular art of the middle Ages.The Lewis Chessmen consist of elaborately worked walrus ivory and whales’ teeth in the forms of seated kings and queens, mitred bishops, knights on their mounts, standing warders and pawns in the shape of obelisks. They were found in the vi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780714150239 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0714150231 |
| Author: | James Robinson |
| Publisher: | British Museum Press |
| Imprint: | British Museum Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2005 |
| Weight: | 160g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 145mm |
| Series: | Objects in Focus |
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