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Ivory Vikings : the mystery of the most famous chessmen in the world and the woman who made them / Nancy Marie Brown. by Brown, Nancy Marie. St. Martin's Press, 2015. Call #: 736.6209 B879i 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. ISBN:  9781137279378 (hc.) 1137279370 (hc.) Edition:  First edition. Description:  280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  Introduction : The missing pieces -- The Rooks -- The Bishops -- The Queens -- The Kings -- The Knights -- Acknowledgments : The Pawns. Summary:  In the early 1800's, on a Hebridean beach in Scotland, the sea exposed an ancient treasure cache: 93 chessmen carved from walrus ivory and whale teeth between around 1150 and 1200. Each face is individual, each full of quirks. The Lewis Chessmen are the best-known Scottish archaeological treasure. 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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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