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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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Ivory Vikings : |b the mystery of the most famous chessmen in the world and the woman who made them / |c Nancy Marie Brown. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed.: September 2015. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b St. Martin's Press, |c 2015. | ||
| 300 | |a 280 p. : |b ill., maps, genelogical table ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-271) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction : the missing pieces -- The rooks -- The bishops -- The queens -- The kings -- The knights -- Acknowledgments : the pawns. | |
| 510 | 3 | |a Library Journal, July 2015 | |
| 510 | 3 | |a Booklist starred, September 2015 | |
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