The Horta-Osório Collection of Antique Chess Sets, Volume 1: India

Langue : anglais

Edité par António Horta-Osório, 2025

ISBN 10 : 9893675804 (ISBN 13 : 9789893675809)

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English text.; 29.5 x 30.5 cm.; 3.1 kg.; 424 pages, 212 photos, 68 illustrations.; LIMITED EDITION OF 400 COPIES.; New. Please note that this book is sold without a protective plastic cover. Consequently, minor signs of handling may be present on the cover and air bubbles may occasionally be visible.; The astounding artistry of António Horta-Osório's antique chess collection is now being revealed to the world, one volume at a time. Volume 1: India highlights the antique chess sets of India and the Indian subcontinent. Master craftsmen from different regions within India, working solely with primitive tools, created exquisitely beautiful chess sets that have stood the test of time for many years, and for many years yet to come. This 424 page reference volume includes fourteen scholarly chapters written by leading chess experts and historians, complemented by 212 high-resolution photographs and 68 illustrations. The game of chess brings to life some of the defining features of our humanity: intellect, imagination, creativity, and the appreciation of artistic beauty. These features are on display whenever a chess game is played, whenever the pieces are moved across the board. And not only within the strategy of the game: the chess pieces themselves can be objets d'art of the highest order, especially those from distant lands and from centuries past. Thirty-two miniature sculptures, each of which bears the hallmarks of history and the symbolism of subjects within their respective kingdoms. Over the past several decades, Sir António Horta-Osório has built a world-class collection of the best antique chess sets, chess boards, and chess pieces. His collection is considered by many to be the finest such collection ever assembled. The subsequent volumes will cover other regions of the world and will be published within the next several years, each with the same painstaking attention to top-quality production as the current volume.

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Détails bibliographiques

Titre
The Horta-Osório Collection of Antique Chess Sets, Volume 1: India
Auteur
Horta-Osório, António; Schädler, Ulrich; Schmidt-Madsen, Jacob; Crespo, Hugo Miguel; Crumiller, NM Jonathan; Thomsen, Thomas; Feiler, Leander; Keene, GM Raymond; Eales, Jackie
Éditeur
António Horta-Osório
Année de publication
2025
État de l'article
New
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Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
Édition
1st Edition
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Jorge Welsh Books has been dealing in art reference books since 1999. What started as a platform for the distribution of publications by Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing has now evolved into an established bookselling division. We focus in our fields of expertise, specifically cross-cultural works of art from Africa, India, China and Japan, with an emphasis on Chinese porcelain. Our aim is to source and deliver relevant publications in the best possible condition to collectors and academics alike, while providing a high-quality, personalised service.

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