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Medieval Chess Art
- Iranian chess set - Vin-Artakhshir
Brahmane Sissa inventing the
Chaturanga - Mediaval Chess in Angkor,
Cambodia - Medieval Chess Estamps - Le
Jeu des échecs moralisés - Le Chevalier
échiqueté - Baptême de Palamède - The
Libro de los juegos by Alfonso X of Castile
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- Iranian chess set, glazed fritware - 12th c. -
New York Metropolitan Museum of Art - Image
copyright © Metropolitan Museum of Art - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
Wikipedia - Chess History - Iranian chess set)
- Explanation of Chess and arrangement
of Vin-Artakhshir - Translation by J. C.
Tarapore, Vijârishn I Chatrang, Bombay, 1932
copyright © Avesta -- Zoroastrian Archives - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
Avesta -- Zoroastrian Archives - Explanation of Chess)
- Le Brahmane Sissa inventant le Chaturanga
copyright © MJAE - Europe Echecs - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
MJAE - Europe Echecs - Le Brahmane Sissa )
- The invention of Chaturanga in old India -
Une représentation typique du mythique
Eléphant de guerre - («ashwa», le Fou actuel),
copyright © MJAE - Europe Echecs - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
MJAE - Europe Echecs - L'Eléphant de guerre )
- The invention of Chaturanga in old India -
Le Char (“ra-tha”, la Tour actuelle) était
la pièce la plus puissante du jeu
copyright © MJAE - Europe Echecs - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
MJAE - Europe Echecs - Le Char de guerre )
- Traditional pieces of the Persian game (Chatrang) -
Une représentation traditionnelle of Chess
pieces, in the Persian game (Chatrang)
copyright © MJAE - Europe Echecs - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
MJAE - Europe Echecs - The Persian game (Chatrang) )
- Mediaval Chess in Angkor, Cambodia -
Angkor Vat (Cambodia), South-West
Pavillon, 1st half of 12th century.
Another view of Chess - Les échecs sous un
autre angle - Image copyright © Jean-Louis CAZAUX -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
Jean Louis CAZAUX - Chess History - Medieval Chess Art )
- Mediaval Chess in Angkor, Cambodia -
Angkor Vat (Cambodia), South-West
Pavillon, 1st half of 12th century.
Another view of Chess - Les échecs sous un
autre angle - Image copyright © Jean-Louis CAZAUX -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
Jean Louis CAZAUX - Chess History - Medieval Chess Art )
- Mediaval Chess estamp -
McFARLAND - Chess Books -
- Image copyright © McFARLAND -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
McFARLAND - Chess Books - Medieval Chess Art )
- Mediaval Chess estamp - Persians playing chess -
Medieval-Castles.org - Medieval Information
- Image copyright © Medieval-castles.org - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
Medieval-Castles.org - Medieval Information - Chess History )
- Recueil de parties et problèmes d'échecs -
Nicholes de S. Nicholaï de Lombardie,
Le Gieu des eskies - Manuscrit copié et peint
à Paris, début du XIVe siècle. Parchemin
- Image copyright © Paris, BNF, Manuscrits - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Manuscrits - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Medieval Chess Estamp - (Estampe)
- Image copyright © pages.infinit.net/mbodry - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
Images Échiquéennes - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Medieval Chess Estamp - (Estampe)
- Image copyright © pages.infinit.net/mbodry - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
Images Échiquéennes - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Medieval Chess Estamp - (Estampe)
- Image copyright © pages.infinit.net/mbodry - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
Images Échiquéennes - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Jacques de Cessoles, Le Jeu des échecs moralisés -
- Image copyright © BNF Paris - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Les échecs moralisés )
- Joueurs d'échecs - Hôtel de Bessée
Villefranche-sur-Saône (1430-1440)
- Image copyright © BNF Paris - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
Musée de Cluny - Medieval Chess Art - Joueurs d'échecs )
- Chevalier échiqueté - (Estampe)
"Palamède délivrant Brangain - Palamède & Yseut"
- Image copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Chevalier échiqueté - (Estampe)
"Palamède contre Lambergue - Joute Tristan Palamède"
- Image copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Chevalier échiqueté - (Estampe)
"Palamède etc... - Tournoi du Chastel..."
- Image copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Chevalier échiqueté - (Estampe)
"Tristant au secours de Palamède
- Tournoi de Sorelois"
- Image copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Chevalier échiqueté - (Estampe)
"Combat entre Tristan et Palamède" - Roman de
Tristan - Copie de Michel Gonnot, miniatures
d'Évrard d'Espingues. 1463. - BNF, Paris
- Image copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Chevalier échiqueté - (Estampe)
"Tristan délivrant Élias" - Roman de Tristan
Copie de Michel Gonnot, miniatures
d'Évrard d'Espingues. 1463. - BNF, Paris
- Image copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Chevalier échiqueté - (Estampe)
"Combat de Tristan et Palamède" - Roman de
Tristan - Copie de Michel Gonnot, miniatures
d'Évrard d'Espingues. 1463. - BNF, Paris
- Image copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Chevalier échiqueté - (Estampe)
"Joute entre Palamède et de Caradoc" - Roman de
Tristan - Copie de Michel Gonnot, miniatures
d'Évrard d'Espingues. 1463. - BNF, Paris
- Image copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Le sheykh Shams ud-Din Tabrizi joue
aux échecs avec un jeune chrétien -
- Image copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Deux femmes jouent au shôgi -
Utagawa Toyoharu, Les Quatre Accomplissements.
Recueil d'estampes japonaises, 1760-1850.
BNF, Estampes et Photographie - Image
copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Cassiel et Phésona jouant aux échecs -
Jean Wauquelin, Histoire d'Alexandre
le Grand. XVe siècle. BNF, Manuscrits
BNF, Estampes et Photographie - Image
copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Le cruel Evilmodorach, roi de Babylone -
Jacques de Cessoles, Le Jeu des échecs
moralisés. Traduction française de Jean
Ferron. Vers 1480-1485. Parchemin, BNF
BNF, Estampes et Photographie - Image
copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Ulysse jouant aux échecs -
Christine de Pizan, Épître
d'Orthéa. XVe siècle. BNF, Manuscrits
BNF, Estampes et Photographie - Image
copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Achille dans sa tente -
Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César
XIVe ou XVe siècle. BNF, Manuscrits
BNF, Estampes et Photographie - Image
copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Baptême de Palamède -
Tristan de Léonois. Paris, XVe siècle
BNF, Manuscrits - Le sarrasin Palamède,
fils d'Esclabor, roi de Babylone, se
convertit au christianisme. Ainsi pourra-t-il
rejoindre les chevaliers de la Table ronde et
participer à la quête du Graal. C'est pour
avoir rapporté d'Orient le jeu d'échecs qu'il
porte un blason échiqueté - BNF, Paris
BNF, Estampes et Photographie - Image
copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Baptême de Palamède -
Tristan de Léonois. Paris, XVe siècle
BNF, Manuscrits - Le sarrasin Palamède,
fils d'Esclabor, roi de Babylone, se
convertit au christianisme. Ainsi pourra-t-il
rejoindre les chevaliers de la Table ronde et
participer à la quête du Graal. C'est pour
avoir rapporté d'Orient le jeu d'échecs qu'il
porte un blason échiqueté - BNF, Paris
BNF, Estampes et Photographie - Image
copyright © BNF, Paris - Mediévale - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
BNF, Paris - Medieval Chess Art - Chess History )
- Medieval Chess game -
Life In Italy - Fresco: Chess game - Medieval
Image copyright © italianfrescoes.com/ - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
Life In Italy - Fresco: Chess game - Medieval)
- The Libro de los juegos by Alfonso X -
Medieval Spanish Prose from Origins
to Alfonso X of Castile by Miguel Pérez Rosado.
Image copyright © Miguel Pérez Rosado - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
Medieval Spanish Prose from Origins to Alfonso X )
- The Libro de los juegos by Alfonso X -
Folio 97 verso of the Libro de los juegos by
Alfonso X, depicting the game of astronomical tables
Image copyright © commons.wikimedia.org - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
Wikimedia - The Libro de los juegos by Alfonso X)
- The Libro de los juegos by Alfonso X -
The Libro de juegos contains an extensive collection
of writings on chess, with over 100 chess problems and
variants - Image copyright © commons.wikimedia.org -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf.
Wikimedia - The Libro de los juegos by Alfonso X)
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