The chessgame: image, power and the church (late tenth-early twelfth century)

Authors

  • Philippe Cordez Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz; Max-Planck-Institut

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9141.v0i165p93-119

Keywords:

Chess, Objects, Churches

Abstract

The original in the East, the chessgame was adapted to the Western social and military realities since the tenth century. The codes for the exercise of feudal power were symbolized through the manipulation of its pieces. The analysis of four outside the realm of the chessgame, in the churches of Münster, Aachen, Saint-Denis and Reims, underlines the contribution of chess for the definition of the German Empire and of the French Kingdom.

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Published

2011-12-30

How to Cite

CORDEZ, Philippe. The chessgame: image, power and the church (late tenth-early twelfth century). Revista de História, São Paulo, n. 165, p. 93–119, 2011. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9141.v0i165p93-119. Disponível em: https://www.journals.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/19212.. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.