Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 294 Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288-1322 De Cessolis, Jacobus Iacobus, de Cessolis Cessolis, Jacobus de Cessoles, Jacques de Cessolis, Jacobo de Cessole, Jakob von Cassalis, Jacob von Cessole, Jacopo da Caxton, William 1491 Axon, William E. A. (William Edward Armytage) 1846 1913 Axon, William Edward Armytage 49033523 Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim Reprint of the First Edition, 1474 Reading ease score: 54.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Debra Storr and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Game and Playe of the Chesse" by William Caxton is a historical treatise on the game of chess that was initially printed in the late 15th century. As one of the earliest works of English literature, this book serves as both a guide to playing chess and an allegorical exploration of morality and governance, reflecting the societal and ethical norms of the period. The text draws from various medieval moral and philosophical sources, presenting the game as a metaphor for life and statecraft. The opening of the treatise introduces the text, setting up its exploration of chess not just as a game, but as a means to convey wisdom and virtue. Caxton explains his motive for translating the work into English to make it accessible to those who could not read in French or Latin. He outlines the structure of the book, detailing the different sections that examine the origins of chess, its moral implications, and the roles of its pieces in a broader ethical context. This opening portion indicates that the book will interweave practical gameplay with philosophical lessons, making it a significant historical document as well as a manual for chess enthusiasts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Chess -- Early works to 1800 GV Text Browsing: Other 433482 420725 2024-10-05T05:53:43.547524 2023-10-05T06:29:37.074565 text/html text/html 408330 2023-04-07T00:59:27 text/html 1680092 2024-10-05T05:54:00.910486 application/epub+zip 1684220 2024-10-05T05:53:51.257539 application/epub+zip 219662 2024-10-05T05:53:45.950505 application/epub+zip 11292896 2024-10-05T05:54:05.639453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426763 2024-10-05T05:53:55.912524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373265 2022-09-05T09:08:17.505229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379237 379182 2024-10-05T05:53:42.271540 2023-10-05T06:29:36.068550 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 380601 2021-12-12T00:55:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20243 2024-10-05T05:54:05.784417 application/rdf+xml 17865 2024-10-05T05:53:46.542522 image/jpeg 4429 2024-10-05T05:53:46.235505 image/jpeg 144239 2023-03-25T06:30:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 1829522 2023-04-07T00:59:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 1913429 2024-10-05T05:53:43.836526 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia