Investigating the Lewis chess pieces = Sùil air Fir-tàileisg Leodhais [interactive multimedia] : a multimedia programme /
National Museums of Scotland.
Edinburgh : National Museums of Scotland,
c1995.
Includes descriptions of the 12th century ivory gaming pieces and their costumes, history and legends of the discovery of the pieces, and commentary on ivory carving and games and culture of the period.
Title from computer disc label.
"This programme was produced to accompany the exhibition of the chess pieces in Museum Nan Eilean, Lewis, and the Royal Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, in 1995."
Written, designed and produced by the Museums of Scotland's Multimedia Section; research and Gaelic content, Chrisella Ross and Hugh Cheape; research and English content, Jill Harden; design, Sharyn Emslie; programming, Alison Gilkes; project co-ordinator, Mike Spearman; additional Gaelic translations by Ruaraidh MacIlleathain, Museum Nan Eilean, Stornoway; core photography by Peter Stringer, British Museum, and Susan Bruce and Neil McLean, National Museums of Scotland.
Includes descriptions of the 12th century ivory gaming pieces and their costumes, history and legends of the discovery of the pieces, and commentary on ivory carving and games and culture of the period.
Windows system requirements: IBM PC or 100% compatible; 386 MHZ processsor or faster; 4 MB RAM; double-speed CD-ROM drive; 13-inch VGA monitor with 640x480x256 color support; Windows 3.1 or higher; sound card with speakers or headphones.
Macintosh system requirements: LC III or faster; 4 MB RAM; double-speed Cd-Rom drive; System 7.0 or higher; 13-inch display (640x480x256 color support).
Ivories, Romanesque
Chessmen