LEADER 03214nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910464728703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-62856-2 010 $a3-11-028881-8 010 $a9786613941015 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110288810 035 $a(CKB)3360000000446153 035 $a(EBL)893196 035 $a(OCoLC)815382703 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000750831 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12286700 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000750831 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10750326 035 $a(PQKB)10405904 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC893196 035 $a(DE-B1597)177059 035 $a(OCoLC)840015609 035 $a(OCoLC)843634911 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110288810 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL893196 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10606412 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL394101 035 $a(EXLCZ)993360000000446153 100 $a20120706d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aChess in the Middle Ages and early modern age$b[electronic resource] $ea fundamental thought paradigm of the premodern world /$fedited by Daniel E. O'Sullivan 210 $aBoston $cDe Gruyter$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (264 p.) 225 0 $aFundamentals of Medieval and Early Modern Culture ;$v10 225 0$aFundamentals of medieval and early modern culture,$x1864-3396 ;$v10 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-11-028851-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $apt. I. Chess, morality, and politics -- pt. II. Women on and off the chessboard -- pt. III. Playing games with chess and allegory. 330 $aThe game of chess was wildly popular in the Middle Ages, so much so that it became an important thought paradigm for thinkers and writers who utilized its vocabulary and imagery for commentaries on war, politics, love, and the social order. In this collection of essays, scholars investigate chess texts from numerous traditions - English, French, German, Latin, Persian, Spanish, Swedish, and Catalan - and argue that knowledge of chess is essential to understanding medieval culture. Such knowledge, however, cannot rely on the modern game, for today's rules were not developed until the late fifteenth century. Only through familiarity with earlier incarnations of the game can one fully appreciate the full import of chess to medieval society. The careful scholarship contained in this volume provides not only insight into the significance of chess in medieval European culture but also opens up avenues of inquiry for future work in this rich field. 410 0$aFundamentals of Medieval and Early Modern Culture 606 $aChess$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aCivilization, Medieval 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aChess$xHistory 615 0$aCivilization, Medieval. 676 $a794.1 701 $aO'Sullivan$b Daniel E.$f1976-$01033334 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464728703321 996 $aChess in the Middle Ages and early modern age$92491603 997 $aUNINA