| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 127 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Intro; Illustrations; Preface Chess, from Game to Allegory; Bibliographic Essay; Part I Background of the Game; Introduction; 1. Under Which King the Game Was Invented; 2. Who Invented the Game; 3. Reasons for the Invention of the Game; Part II The Noble Figures; Foreword; 1. Concerning the King; 2. Concerning the Queen; 3. Concerning the Elders (Judges); 4. Concerning the Knights; 5. Concerning the Rooks (Deputies); Part III The Commoners; Foreword; 1. Concerning the First Pawn; 2. Concerning the Second Pawn; 3. Concerning the Third Pawn; 4. Concerning the Fourth Pawn |
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5. Concerning the Fifth Pawn6. Concerning the Sixth Pawn; 7. Concerning the Seventh Pawn; 8. Concerning the Eighth Pawn; Part IV Openings and Moves; Foreword; 1. Concerning the Chessboard; 2. The Moves of the King; 3. The Moves of the Queen; 4. The Moves of the Elders; 5. The Moves of the Knight; 6. The Moves of the Rook; 7. The Moves of the Pawns; 8. Summary; Index |
| Summary |
"An English translation of the most popular medieval book on chess, which uses the history of the games, its players and their moves as the basis for a discourse on life comprised of tales and anecdotes from a wide variety of ancient and medieval literary sources"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages xix-xx) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Jacobus de Cessolis, approximately 1317/22. De moribus hominum et officiis nobilium super ludo scaccorum. gnd |
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Jacobus (de Cessoles). De moribus hominum et officiis nobilium super ludo scaccorum. swd |
| Subject |
Chess -- Early works to 1800
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RELIGION -- Christian Church -- History.
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Chess.
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Schach
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Mittelalter
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| Genre/Form |
Early works.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Williams, H. L. (Hester L.), 1942-
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| ISBN |
9781599100937 |
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1599100932 |
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