1145.—Playing at Draughts (Harleian MS. 4431) details

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1145.—Playing at Draughts (Harleian MS. 4431)

Source:

Knight, Charles: “Old England: A Pictorial Museum” (1845)

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Notes:

Two men in mediæval clothing [US: medieval] sit with a draughts [US: drafts or checkers] board balance between their knees. Two other men, one a knight in armour, the other perhaps a page boy, watch on.

Harleian MS. 4431 is Christine de Pizan’s collected works.

“Draughts (Fig. 1145) and chess were amusements of the higher ranks. The circular board (Fig. 1148) is peculiar; the chess-men differed somewhat in form and name from the ordinary chess-men.” (p. 334)

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63 x 65mm (2.5 x 2.6 inches)

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