Ivory Vikings
The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them
New York : St. Martin's Press, [2015]
Format: Book
Description: 280 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
In the early 1800's, on a Hebridean beach in Scotland, the sea exposed an ancient treasure cache: 93 chessmen carved from walrus ivory. Norse netsuke, each face individual, each full of quirks, the Lewis Chessmen are probably the most famous chess pieces in the world. Who carved them? Where? Brown explores these mysteries by connecting medieval Icelandic sagas with modern archaeology, art history, forensics, and the history of board games.
Contents:
Introduction : The Missing Pieces -- The Rooks -- The Bishops -- The Queens -- The Kings -- The Knights -- Acknowledgments : The Pawns.
Subjects:
Lewis chessmen.
Ivories, Romanesque -- Scotland -- Lewis with Harris Island.
Viking antiquities -- Scotland -- Lewis with Harris Island.
Icelandic literature.
Sagas.
Lewis with Harris Island (Scotland) -- Antiquities.
Lewis chessmen.
Ivories, Romanesque -- Scotland -- Lewis with Harris Island.
Viking antiquities -- Scotland -- Lewis with Harris Island.
Icelandic literature.
Sagas.
Lewis with Harris Island (Scotland) -- Antiquities.
ISBN:
9781137279378 (hardback)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Medieval Bro | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references.