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Lewis Chessmen

Language EnglishEnglish
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Book Lewis Chessmen James Robinson
Libristo code: 04119424
Publishers British Museum Press, November 2004
The Lewis chessmen were found under mysterious circumstances on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebri... Full description
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The Lewis chessmen were found under mysterious circumstances on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in 1831. Probably made in Norway around AD 1150-1200, these enchanting chess pieces 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. 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.

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About the book

Full name Lewis Chessmen
Author James Robinson
Language English
Binding Book - Paperback
Date of issue 2004
Number of pages 64
EAN 9780714150239
ISBN 0714150231
Libristo code 04119424
Publishers British Museum Press
Weight 160
Dimensions 150 x 214 x 5

Categories

The Arts > Fine arts: art forms > Non-graphic art forms > Carvings: artworks
Style qualifiers > Styles (M) > Mediaeval style
The Arts > Fine arts: treatments & subjects > History of art
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