This is not by any means one of the first chess sets; chess likely began many centuries before in India. However, the Lewis pieces are some of the first to resemble the modern set. Before the game spread to Europe, an elephant, for example, occupied the bishop position. Check out the slideshow above for a tour of the Cloisters? most beautiful chess pieces and the stories they tell. The first five are from the Lewis Chessmen collection.
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