(Library ebook) Chess Masterpieces: One Thousand Years of Extraordinary Chess Sets
• George Dean, Maxine Brady •
| #1436960 in Books | Abrams | 2010-10-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 12.00 x1.00 x10.00l,3.90 | File Name: 0810949237 | 272 pages |
||11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.| The art of extraordinary and unique chess sets|By L. Gott|I bought this book as a Christmas gift for my husband, J. Richard Gott, who is an astrophysicist, author, and lifelong fan of chess. I knew he would appreciate the amazing range and beauty of chess sets exhibited in this sumptuous book. Here is what he says about it.
J. Richard Gott says: "The book 'Ch|About the Author|
George Dean is a practicing physician with a passion for collecting art. He has amassed one of the greatest chess collections in the world, which forms the basis for this book. He divides his time between Michigan
These remarkable chess sets span civilizations, chronicling the game and its design beginning with the earliest known pieces and coming up to the surprising present. Considering chess through the perspectives of art and history, the engaging text touches upon the influences of local cultures and available materials, as well as the battles, rulers, and political...
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