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Das Schachzabelspiel (Cessolis, German)

The Game of Chess

Das Schachzabelspiel (Cessolis, German)

Jacobus de Cessolis

German

Jacobus de Cessolis c. 1300 · published 1407

133 pages

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Unlock a 15th-century blueprint for a just society where the chessboard becomes a profound map of human morality and social duty. Through this legendary text, you’ll discover how the moves of a pawn or a rook mirror the virtues of loyalty, the dangers of greed, and the pursuit of a life well-lived.

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justice25pritter18pschachzabel16p

1407p. 117, p. 129

adelp. 57, p. 106

Administratorp. 50, p. 55

administratorsp. 50, p. 51, p. 52, p. 54, p. 56

adulteryp. 36, p. 62

advocatesp. 33, p. 34

Alexanderp. 11, p. 14, p. 19, p. 21, p. 45

Alexander the Greatp. 11, p. 14, p. 19, p. 21, p. 33, p. 38, p. 40, p. 45+2 more

Alexandrp. 46, p. 57

Alexandrop. 33, p. 38, p. 40

allegoryp. 16, p. 102, p. 113

altp. 109, p. 111

altenp. 32, p. 106

Ambrosiusp. 41, p. 81

angerp. 57, p. 58

Antigonusp. 57, p. 78

Anubisp. 79, p. 80

Apollop. 48, p. 116

apothecaryp. 83, p. 87

armuetp. 59, p. 116

artisansp. 65, p. 66, p. 67

arztp. 84, p. 86, p. 108

Athensp. 46, p. 51

Augustinusp. 26, p. 51

Avaricep. 77, p. 78

Avarsp. 30, p. 31

Babilonp. 11, p. 89, p. 103

Babylonp. 10, p. 11, p. 89, p. 103, p. 104, p. 106

Beneventop. 31, p. 33

Bibliotheca Regia Monacensisp. 6, p. 118

bindingp. 128, p. 131

Bishop (alt)p. 109, p. 111

blank pagep. 120, p. 123, p. 127

briberyp. 34, p. 79

Cambysesp. 35, p. 36

Cgm 49p. 4, p. 6

chaiserp. 21, p. 115

Chaldeap. 11, p. 103

chastityp. 21, p. 22, p. 25, p. 26, p. 27, p. 31, p. 75, p. 87+1 more

chaufmanp. 72, p. 108

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