The Lewis Chessmen unmasked
By: David H. Caldwell, Mark A. Hall, Caroline M. Wilkinson
Contributors: Hall, Mark A. (Mark Anthony), 1962-; Wilkinson, Caroline, 1965-
Publisher: National Museums Scotland (NMS)
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
ISBN-13: 9781905267460
Subjects: Chessmen; Exhibitions
Other titles: Unmasked; Lewis Chessmen
Description: This book was written to accompany a travelling exhibition about new research on the Lewis chessmen. National Museums Scotland and the British Museum partnered in creating the exhibition, The Lewis Chessmen: Unmasked.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-78).
Table of contents: title: The; title: hoard's discovery -- -- The; title: contents of the hoard --; title: Why twelfth-century Scandinavian? --; title: How Lewis? --; title: Lewis and the kingdom of the Isles -- -- The; title: Lewis Chessmen in Lewis --; title: Analysing the Chessmen --; title: From Trondheim --; title: Playing games -- -- The; title: legacy.