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A History of Board-Games other than chess
267 Seiten, Leinen mit Schutzumschlag, Reprint, Oxford University, 2002, original erschienen 1951
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This book complements Murray's A History of Chess by providing as complete a record as possible of the other board-games that have existed in different parts of the world, showing how they were played, what is known of their history and development, and their ultimate origin.
In the fifty years since it was written it has become the classic compilation of evidence from ancient sources, and from archaeological finds and anthropological records. The main game types are introduced and discussed at length with numerous examples being added in a more notational form. While recent archaeological finds modify some of the older evidence presented here, the main themes remain unaltered, and this book remains the primary reference work for modern historians.
In the fifty years since it was written it has become the classic compilation of evidence from ancient sources, and from archaeological finds and anthropological records. The main game types are introduced and discussed at length with numerous examples being added in a more notational form. While recent archaeological finds modify some of the older evidence presented here, the main themes remain unaltered, and this book remains the primary reference work for modern historians.
| EAN | 9780198274018 |
|---|---|
| Gewicht | 600 g |
| Hersteller | Oxford University |
| Breite | 14,8 cm |
| Höhe | 20,1 cm |
| Medium | Buch |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2002 |
| Autor | H. J. R. Murray |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| ISBN-10 | 0198274017 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780198274018 |
| Jahr der Originalausgabe | 1951 |
| Seiten | 267 |
| Einband | Leinen mit Schutzumschlag |
CONTENTS
page ix LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
XIV Gaming-board from Ur
013 1. Pre-dynastic board from El-Mahasna
014 2. From tombs at Benihassan
015 3. Egyptian race-game. XI and XII Dynasties
016 4. Egyptian game-box. Upper face
017 5. Egyptian game-box. Lower face
017 6. Board from Ak-hor, Cairo Museum
019 7. Game diagrams on the roofing slabs of the temple at Kurna
020 8. Game-board from the royal graves, Ur
021 9. Board from Ur (B.M. 123331)
023 10. Terra-cotta plaque from Gezer
023 11. Game-board from Enkomi (Cyprus)
024 12. Board from Knossos (Crete)
026 13. From a terra-cotta, Athens
028 14. Pentalpha, Crete
030 15. Board for Duodecim Scripta (from Timgad)
031 16. Board for Duodecim Scripta (from Ostia)
032 17. Zeno (White) to play 2, 5, 6
038 18. Boards for three-in-a-row games
051 19. Halma
058 20. Game-pieces (after Montelius)
058 21. Wimose board
058 22. Board from Gokstad ship
059 23. The BaUinderry game-board
060 24. Hnefatafl pieces
062 25. Alea Evangelii
063 26. Tablut, Lapland
065 27. Alquerque
067 28. Mogol Putt'han
068 29. Perali kotuma
068 30. Terhuchii
069 31. Quadruple Alquerque
070 31a Boards for Indian war-games
070 31b Pretwa
071 32. Awithlaknannai
079 33. Dama (Philippines)
083 34. Board from Liberia
085 35. Rithmomachy
088 36. Fanorona
090 37. Wei-k'i. Various captures
091 38. Wei-k'i. The White group is safe from attack
091 39. Wei-k'i. Ko
092 40. Ko-no
093 41. Mu-torere
094 42. Chuki
099 43. The Hare game
100 44. Solitario (Peru)
100 45. Sixteen soldiers (China and Japan)
101 46. Yeung luk sz' kon tseung kwan
102 47. Fox and geese
103 48. Solitaire board
105 49. Fox and geese (Venice)
106 50. Hat diviyan keliya
107 51. Puhjudam
108 52. Rimau-rimau
114 53. Board and notation for tables
129 54. Ashtapada
130 55. Saturankam
131 56. Ashta-kashte
131 57. Sadurangam
132 58. Gavalata
133 59. Chaupur; Pachisi
137 60. Dajam
137 61. Asi kehya
139 62. Ludo
139 63. Len doat (Siam)
140 64. Single-track boards (after Marin)
141 65. Kawada kehya
142 66. Nyout
145 67. Chinese promotion game
147 68. Patolh
148 69. Board from the Fejervary Codex
148 70. Stone board from Oraibi
149 71. Stone board from Oraibi
150 72. Stone boards for Totolospi
154 73. Zohn Ahl
156 74. Quince
157 75. Astronomical game
161 76. Mancala board (Hyde)
161 77. Pallankuli board (Tamils, S. India)
162 78. Wari board, West Africa (Anthropological Museum Marischal College, Aberdeen)
162 79. Ayo board (B.M. 1928, 2-7, i)
171 80. Ceylon boards
177 81. Bronze board from Benin
181 82. Aghadaghada. Benin
190 83. Urise. Benin
206 84. Board for Gabata (Abyssinia)
207 85. Ochi board for mancala IV
211 86. Mefuhva. BaVenda tribe, N. Transvaal
page xii ABBREVIATIONS
001 CHAPTER i. INTRODUCTORYi
General characteristics of board-games. Sources of information. Classes of board-games. Boards, lined and latticed. Pieces or men. Lots and dice. Powers of move used in board-games. Methods of capture.
012 CHAPTER 2. GAMES IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
The el-Mahasnaboard, i. Egypt; 2. Ur; 3. Assyria; 4. Palestine; 5. Cyprus; 6. Crete; 7. Greece; 8. Rome; 9. Celtic games; 10. India; n. China.
037 CHAPTER 3. GAMES OF ALINEMENT AND CONFIGURATION
Merels. Shiva. Go-bang. Halma. Salta.
053 CHAPTER 4. WAR-GAMES
Battle-games; petteia; tafl. American Indian games. Alquerque; draughts; atlanbaj; chess; rithmomachy; fanorona. Territorial games; wei-k'i. Blockade games. Clear-ance games. War-games played with dice; tab.
098 CHAPTER 5. HUNT-GAMES
Games on the alquerque boards. Chinese and Japanese soldier games. Fox and geese, ancient and modern. Leopard games. Tiger games.
113 CHAPTER 6. RACE-GAMES
Alea and its affiliated games in Asia. Tables (backgammon, trictrac, puff and verkeer, &c.). Race-games on square boards; on cruciform boards. Single-track games. American Indian games. The Arabic astronomical game.
158 CHAPTER 7. MANCALA. PART I
Distribution and age of mancala. General characteristics. Mancala II games in Asia, Africa, and America.
205 CHAPTER 8. MANCALA. PART II
Mancala III games. Mancala IV games in Africa.
226 CHAPTER 9. THE DISTRIBUTION AND ORIGIN OF BOARD-GAMES
Lack of detailed information. Vitality of games. Their spread in the Old World explained. Independence of the American Indian games. Previous views on the origin of games examined. Necessary conditions for their invention. Most games the result of experimentation with existing objects. The analogy of string-games.
240 TABLE SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF BOARD-GAMES
242 BIBLIOGRAPHY
249 INDEX OF GAMES
256 INDEX OF GAMES BY COUNTRIES
261 GENERAL INDEX
page ix LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
XIV Gaming-board from Ur
013 1. Pre-dynastic board from El-Mahasna
014 2. From tombs at Benihassan
015 3. Egyptian race-game. XI and XII Dynasties
016 4. Egyptian game-box. Upper face
017 5. Egyptian game-box. Lower face
017 6. Board from Ak-hor, Cairo Museum
019 7. Game diagrams on the roofing slabs of the temple at Kurna
020 8. Game-board from the royal graves, Ur
021 9. Board from Ur (B.M. 123331)
023 10. Terra-cotta plaque from Gezer
023 11. Game-board from Enkomi (Cyprus)
024 12. Board from Knossos (Crete)
026 13. From a terra-cotta, Athens
028 14. Pentalpha, Crete
030 15. Board for Duodecim Scripta (from Timgad)
031 16. Board for Duodecim Scripta (from Ostia)
032 17. Zeno (White) to play 2, 5, 6
038 18. Boards for three-in-a-row games
051 19. Halma
058 20. Game-pieces (after Montelius)
058 21. Wimose board
058 22. Board from Gokstad ship
059 23. The BaUinderry game-board
060 24. Hnefatafl pieces
062 25. Alea Evangelii
063 26. Tablut, Lapland
065 27. Alquerque
067 28. Mogol Putt'han
068 29. Perali kotuma
068 30. Terhuchii
069 31. Quadruple Alquerque
070 31a Boards for Indian war-games
070 31b Pretwa
071 32. Awithlaknannai
079 33. Dama (Philippines)
083 34. Board from Liberia
085 35. Rithmomachy
088 36. Fanorona
090 37. Wei-k'i. Various captures
091 38. Wei-k'i. The White group is safe from attack
091 39. Wei-k'i. Ko
092 40. Ko-no
093 41. Mu-torere
094 42. Chuki
099 43. The Hare game
100 44. Solitario (Peru)
100 45. Sixteen soldiers (China and Japan)
101 46. Yeung luk sz' kon tseung kwan
102 47. Fox and geese
103 48. Solitaire board
105 49. Fox and geese (Venice)
106 50. Hat diviyan keliya
107 51. Puhjudam
108 52. Rimau-rimau
114 53. Board and notation for tables
129 54. Ashtapada
130 55. Saturankam
131 56. Ashta-kashte
131 57. Sadurangam
132 58. Gavalata
133 59. Chaupur; Pachisi
137 60. Dajam
137 61. Asi kehya
139 62. Ludo
139 63. Len doat (Siam)
140 64. Single-track boards (after Marin)
141 65. Kawada kehya
142 66. Nyout
145 67. Chinese promotion game
147 68. Patolh
148 69. Board from the Fejervary Codex
148 70. Stone board from Oraibi
149 71. Stone board from Oraibi
150 72. Stone boards for Totolospi
154 73. Zohn Ahl
156 74. Quince
157 75. Astronomical game
161 76. Mancala board (Hyde)
161 77. Pallankuli board (Tamils, S. India)
162 78. Wari board, West Africa (Anthropological Museum Marischal College, Aberdeen)
162 79. Ayo board (B.M. 1928, 2-7, i)
171 80. Ceylon boards
177 81. Bronze board from Benin
181 82. Aghadaghada. Benin
190 83. Urise. Benin
206 84. Board for Gabata (Abyssinia)
207 85. Ochi board for mancala IV
211 86. Mefuhva. BaVenda tribe, N. Transvaal
page xii ABBREVIATIONS
001 CHAPTER i. INTRODUCTORYi
General characteristics of board-games. Sources of information. Classes of board-games. Boards, lined and latticed. Pieces or men. Lots and dice. Powers of move used in board-games. Methods of capture.
012 CHAPTER 2. GAMES IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
The el-Mahasnaboard, i. Egypt; 2. Ur; 3. Assyria; 4. Palestine; 5. Cyprus; 6. Crete; 7. Greece; 8. Rome; 9. Celtic games; 10. India; n. China.
037 CHAPTER 3. GAMES OF ALINEMENT AND CONFIGURATION
Merels. Shiva. Go-bang. Halma. Salta.
053 CHAPTER 4. WAR-GAMES
Battle-games; petteia; tafl. American Indian games. Alquerque; draughts; atlanbaj; chess; rithmomachy; fanorona. Territorial games; wei-k'i. Blockade games. Clear-ance games. War-games played with dice; tab.
098 CHAPTER 5. HUNT-GAMES
Games on the alquerque boards. Chinese and Japanese soldier games. Fox and geese, ancient and modern. Leopard games. Tiger games.
113 CHAPTER 6. RACE-GAMES
Alea and its affiliated games in Asia. Tables (backgammon, trictrac, puff and verkeer, &c.). Race-games on square boards; on cruciform boards. Single-track games. American Indian games. The Arabic astronomical game.
158 CHAPTER 7. MANCALA. PART I
Distribution and age of mancala. General characteristics. Mancala II games in Asia, Africa, and America.
205 CHAPTER 8. MANCALA. PART II
Mancala III games. Mancala IV games in Africa.
226 CHAPTER 9. THE DISTRIBUTION AND ORIGIN OF BOARD-GAMES
Lack of detailed information. Vitality of games. Their spread in the Old World explained. Independence of the American Indian games. Previous views on the origin of games examined. Necessary conditions for their invention. Most games the result of experimentation with existing objects. The analogy of string-games.
240 TABLE SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF BOARD-GAMES
242 BIBLIOGRAPHY
249 INDEX OF GAMES
256 INDEX OF GAMES BY COUNTRIES
261 GENERAL INDEX
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