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''The Game and Playe of Chesse'' is a book by
"Caxton's Chess Book"
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''The Game and Playe of the Chesse''
ed. Jenny Adams (2009)
first edition 1470s books English-language books Chess books Middle English literature Political fiction {{chess-book-stub
''The Game and Playe of Chesse'' is a book by William Caxton
William Caxton ( – ) was an English merchant, diplomat and writer. He is thought to be the first person to introduce a printing press into England, in 1476, and as a printer (publisher), printer to be the first English retailer of printed boo ...
, the first English printer. Published in the 1470s, it is the second book published in English, the first being ''Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye
''Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye'' or ''Recueil des Histoires de Troye'' (1464) is a translation by William Caxton of a French courtly romance written by Raoul Lefèvre, chaplain to Philip III, Duke of Burgundy. It was the first book printed ...
'', also by Caxton. It was based on a book by Jacobus de Cessolis
Jacobus de Cessolis ( it, Jacopo da Cessole; c. 1250 – c. 1322) was an Italian author of the most famous morality book on chess in the Middle Ages.
In the second half of the 13th century, Jacobus de Cessolis, a Dominican friar in Cessole ( ...
. The book is an "allegory of fixed social structures where each rank has its allotted role."
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Further reading
* Wilson, Robert H"Caxton's Chess Book"
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Modern Language Notes
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'' 62 (2): 93–102. February 1947. Hosted by JSTOR
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ed. Jenny Adams (2009)
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