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Chess and other games pieces from Islamic lands /
- Title
- Chess and other games pieces from Islamic lands / Deborah Freeman Fahid.
- Author
- Freeman, Deborah,
- Publication
- London : Thames & Hudson, 2018.
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- 344 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 28 cm
- Summary
- Among the many treasures of The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, are hundreds of games pieces dating from the seventh to the nineteenth century CE. Intricately crafted in a rich variety of materials, including ivory, wood, ceramic, glass, jade, and agate, these tiny objects not only mark the evolution of familiar games into their modern forms, but also evoke the imperial palaces, military camps, and herders? tents in which they were played over many centuries.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-357) and index.
- ISBN
- 0500970912
- 9780500970911
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library