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"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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288-1322
Other Authors: Williams, H. L. (Hester L.), 1942-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Italica Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Chess > Early works to 1800.
Description
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.
Physical Description:xx, 127 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages xix-xx) and index.
ISBN:9781599100104 (pbk. : alk. paper)
159910010X (pbk. : alk. paper)