The chessgame: image, power and the church (late tenth-early twelfth century)
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 Mün...
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| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Revista de História |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/19212 |