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The Lewis Chessmen and what happened to them /anglais Paperback – March 3, 2014

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4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 32 ratings
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The Lewis Chessmen were found on the Isle of Lewis in mysterious circumstances. Consisting of elaborately worked walrus ivory and whales teeth in the form of seated kings and queens, bishops, knights, warders and pawns, this curious chess set is strongly influenced by Norse culture. Of the 93 pieces known to us today, 11 pieces are in Edinburgh at the National Museum of Scotland, and 82 are in the British Museum, where they have delighted generations of visitors with their wonderfully expressive details. In this engaging story, Irving Finkel follows the many adventures of the chessmen after they came to light on a Scottish beach in the nineteenth century. It ends with the big surprise that befell them in September 1993, when they were all temporarily reunited for the first time since their separation, at a Special Exhibition of Chessmen at the British Museum.
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    March 3, 2014
  4. Dimensions
    6.69 x 0.31 x 9.25 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    0714123242
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0714123240
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ BRITISH MUSEUM (March 3, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0714123242
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0714123240
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.69 x 0.31 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Hans-Jochen Pasenow
5.0 out of 5 stars The Lewis Chessmen
Reviewed in Germany on September 2, 2019
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Es gibt ja Menschen, die die Lewis Chessmen gar nicht kennen, ich zum Beispiel.

Das Büchlein kaufte ich wegen seines Autors, Irving Finkel, den ich als Assyriologen schätzen gelernt hatte (The Ark before Noah). Erwartet hatte ich einen erweiterten Wikipedia-Artikel, bekommen habe ich eine rührende Schilderung der Ereignisse zwischen Auffindung und Präsentation der adligen Herrschaften und ihres Gefolges aus Sicht der soeben Genannten (wunderbar illustriert von Clive Hodgson)!

Wer nicht allzu neugierig ist, kann es – schlau gemacht durch die Lektüre – dabei belassen. Ich selbst griff dann aber doch zur Wikipedia.

Von ‚Liebe zur Sache‘ ist öfter die Rede. Hier lässt sie sich spüren. Ich war ganz weg. ❤
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Bassethound
5.0 out of 5 stars CHARMING AND IMAGINATIVE
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2016
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While I think this little book is intended for children, as an adult who had admired the Chessmen in the British Museum, I enjoyed reading it and it has certainly fixed their history in my memory. It is an imaginative reconstruction. The descriptions of their activities and conversations during their centuries-long incarceration underground has an almost 'Borrower'like realism, and there is real pathos in their separation into two groups by sales in the Victorian era, with a minority going to Edinburgh and the majority to London ( the vendor not knowing that he was separating married couples among the kings and queens ) and charm in their reunion for a joint exhibition over 100 years later. The illustrations are also good, bringing the chessmen to life.
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eve3981
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice book for a 9-12 yr old
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2021
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Nice illustrations. More of a book for a youngster
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5.0 out of 5 stars A book for children?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2013
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I'm an admirer of Irving Finkel on television - pleasant, intelligent, knowledgeable. I love the Lewis chessmen. This is indeed a book for children, but any adult will enjoy it and learn from it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars The book gives the story but told by the chess pieces
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2021
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I bought this book to read about the history of the chess pieces but didn't know the history was being told in story from by the chess pieces them selves,so I bought a more detailed book since,but funny thing is I found it less boring and I remembered the information better than the more detailed one!
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