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Birth Of The Chess Queen
de Marilyn Yalom
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060090642
- ISBN 13
- 9780060090647
- Librería
-
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York: Harpercollins, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. xxiii 3 275.""Illustrated with beautiful art throughout, this book takes a fresh look at the politics and culture of medieval Europe, the institution of queenship, and the reflections of royal power in the figure of the chess queen.""
Sinopsis
Everyone knows that the queen is the most dominant piece in chess, but few people know that the game existed for five hundred years without her. It wasn't until chess became a popular pastime for European royals during the Middle Ages that the queen was born and was gradually empowered to become the king's fierce warrior and protector.Birth of the Chess Queen examines the five centuries between the chess queen's timid emergence in the early days of the Holy Roman Empire to her elevation during the reign of Isabel of Castile. Marilyn Yalom, inspired by a handful of surviving medieval chess queens, traces their origin and spread from Spain, Italy, and Germany to France, England, Scandinavia, and Russia. In a lively and engaging historical investigation, Yalom draws parallels between the rise of the chess queen and the ascent of female sovereigns in Europe, presenting a layered, fascinating history of medieval courts and internal struggles for power.
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Detalles
- Librería
- The Edmonton Book Store
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 250118
- Título
- Birth Of The Chess Queen
- Autor
- Marilyn Yalom
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060090642
- ISBN 13
- 9780060090647
- Editorial
- Harpercollins
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2004
- Size
- 8vo
Términos de venta
The Edmonton Book Store
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Sobre el vendedor
The Edmonton Book Store
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Edmonton, Alberta
Sobre The Edmonton Book Store
In business for nearly 30 years, we offer thousands of out-of-print and antiquarian books, with specialities in Western Canadian studies, signed Canadian literature and art books.
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