Good companion (Bonus socius) : XIIIth century manuscript collection of chess problems / illustrated with coloured frontispiece, and thirty-eight full page reproductions from original manuscript ; to which is added a short narrative of Jacobus Cessolis and the two French champions Philidor and La Bourdonnais ... ; edited by James F. Magee, jr., of Philadelphia.

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Magee, James F. (James Francis), 1867-, Good companion (Bonus socius) , 1910

Creator:: Magee, James F. (James Francis), 1867–
Title(s):: Good companion (Bonus socius) : XIIIth century manuscript collection of chess problems / illustrated with coloured frontispiece, and thirty-eight full page reproductions from original manuscript ; to which is added a short narrative of Jacobus Cessolis and the two French champions Philidor and La Bourdonnais ... ; edited by James F. Magee, jr., of Philadelphia.
Published/Created:: Florence : Printed by the Tipografia Giuntina ..., 1910.
Physical Description:: 68 p., [51] leaves of plates (one folded) : ill., facsims. ; 26 cm.
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
GV1451 M17 1910
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/581886
Classification:: Books
Notes:: Bound in leather with brass bosses and clasp.
"Only a limited number of volumes of this edition has been printed."
The manuscript has been wrongly attributed to Nicholaus St. Nicholai. cf. p. 6.
Subject Terms:: Chess problems.
Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288-1322.
La Bourdonnais, L. C. de (Louis Charles), 1796?-1840.
Philidor, F. D. (François Danican), 1726-1795.
Tipographia Giuntina -- Printer.
Contributors:: Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Firenze. Manuscript. Banco dei rari, B.A. 6, p. 2, no. 1.
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