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||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Ably translated and deftly edited|By Midwest Book Review|Ably translated and deftly edited by H. L. Williams, this Italica Press edition of Jacob de Cessolis' "The Book Of Chess" was famous in its time and translated into several languages. de Cessolis was a Dominican friar in the Lombard region of Italy who gave a remarkable sermon (Liber de moribus hominum et officiis nobili
Chess is like life. And "Checkmate!" like death. Whether the game and pieces represent war, court society, or the world at large, in a general way and simply seen, the game has come to symbolize the world and death. This metaphor comes down from the thirteenth century when Jacob de Cessolis, a Dominican friar in the Lombard region of Italy, delivered a sermon based on the game. The sermon was so well received that his fellow friars insisted he write it out. His "Liber d...
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