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The philosophers' game : rithmomachia in medieval and Renaissance Europe : with an edition of Ralph Lever and William Fulke, The most noble, auncient, and learned playe (1563) / Ann E. Moyer.
LIBRA GV1507.P43 M69 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moyer, Ann E. (Ann Elizabeth), 1955-
- Series:
- Studies in medieval and early modern civilization
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophical recreations--History.
- Philosophical recreations.
- Rithmomachia (Game).
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- An exploration of the history of a mathematical board game played in medieval and Renaissance Europe.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-198) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Hackney.
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.
- Storage copy inscribed to Sheldon Hackney by the author.
- Contains:
- Lever, Ralph, -1584. Most noble, auncient, and learned playe.
- ISBN:
- 0472112287
- OCLC:
- 46353316
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