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Ivory Vikings the mystery of the most famous chessmen in the world and the woman who made them

"In the early 1800's, on a Hebridean beach in Scotland, the sea exposed an ancient treasure cache: ninety-three 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? Whe...

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Main Author: Brown, Nancy Marie (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Edition:1st ed.: September 2015.
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.
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Summary:"In the early 1800's, on a Hebridean beach in Scotland, the sea exposed an ancient treasure cache: ninety-three 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"--OCLC.
Physical Description:280 p. : ill., maps, genelogical table ; 25 cm.
Audience:Adult
Adult
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-271) and index.
ISBN:9781137279378
1137279370
Author Notes:NANCY MARIE BROWN is the author of highly praised books of nonfiction, including Song of the Vikings. She is fluent in Icelandic, and spends her summers in Iceland. She has deep ties to the Scandinavian cultural institutions in the U.S. Brown lives in East Burke, VT.

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