Chess in Art : History of Chess in Paintings 1100 – 1900 : Peter Herel Raabenstein

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Chess in Art : History of Chess in Paintings 1100 – 1900 : Peter Herel Raabenstein

Post by John Upham » Sun Nov 15, 2020 3:26 pm

A very unusual chess book.

Potentially there are hours of pleasure looking for boards round the wrong way round or illegal positions. :D

More seriously, a beautiful but expensive tome.

Chess in Art : History of Chess in Paintings 1100 – 1900 : Peter Herel Raabenstein



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