TITLE:
Ivory Vikings : the mystery of the most famous chessmen in the world and the woman who made them / Nancy Marie Brown.
Publication Date:
2015
Publication Information:
New York : St. Martin's Press,
Physical Description:
280 p. : ill., maps.
Geographic Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781137279378
