Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Magee, James F. (James Francis), 1867-
Title:
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.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Bound in leather with brass bosses and clasp.
Subject Terms:
Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288–1322. | Philidor, F. D. (François Danican), 1726–1795. | Tipographia Giuntina -- Printer. | Chess problems. | La Bourdonnais, L. C. de (Louis Charles), 1796?-1840.
Contributors:
Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Firenze. Manuscript. Banco dei rari, B.A. 6, p. 2, no. 1.