The Lewis Chessmen and the Enigma of the Hoard

by British Museum and Neil Stratford

Book Overview

A great hoard of 12th-century chesspieces was discovered in 1831 on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, in circumstances which have never been fully explained. Carved from walrus tusks, the Lewis chessmen have been described as the greatest chessmen of the European Middle Ages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714105872
• ISBN13: 9780714105871
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.