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Description: | Although the main contents of this manuscript are treatises on chess, a secular subject that might seem out of place in a Benedictine Abbey, an integral part of the volume is a liturgical calendar which was clearly meant for use at Abbotsbury Abbey, Dorset.
The diagrams of chess-boards have chess-pieces indicated by short words in medieval French: 'rei'=king, 'roc'=rook, 'po'=pawn, 'cheval'=knight, and so on. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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