1. Add MS 7515
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 7515
- Title:
- Kitāb fī al-shaṭranj wa-manṣūbātihi wa-mulaḥih كتاب في الشطرنج ومنصوباته وملحه
- Scope & Content:
- Anonymous handbook on chess, dealing with its legality, origins, symbolism, classes of players, poetry in praise of chess, poetry to be recited at various stages of play, and chess techniques. The sections on techniques cover chess problems (منصوبات), openings (تعبيات) and puzzles (مخارق). For a...
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Arabic
- Date Range:
- 6 Jumādá II 655
- Extent:
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Codex; ff. i+132+i
