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The Lewis Chessmen
James Robinson
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Description for The Lewis Chessmen
Paperback. The Lewis chessmen were found under mysterious circumstances on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in 1831. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 29 illustrations, 25 in colour. BIC Classification: AFKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162.
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 vicinity of Uig on the Isle of Lewis, but were probably made in Norway, in around ... Read more
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 vicinity of Uig on the Isle of Lewis, but were probably made in Norway, in around ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Objects in Focus
Condition
New
Weight
161g
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714150239
SKU
V9780714150239
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-8
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