The Lewis Chessmen. by Robinson, James - 2012-01-01

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edn: 7th. Reprint Thus.* Date of Publication: 2012* Publisher: The British Museum Press.* Binding and cover condition: Photo-illustrated soft card covers with french flaps showing a Lewis ?King? against a yellow ground. Black titles to spine and face. No bumps or rubs. Absolutely minimal shelf wear. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems lightly-used if at all. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE* Illustrations: Numerous colour and a few black and white photos throughout.* Pages: 65 pp. text. i pp. further reading at rear.* Product Description:- 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.* This is a FINE reprint copy with absolutely minimal shelf wear.*