Two men playing chess. After a page in the Libro de los juegos de ajedrez, dados y tablas/ Book of chess, dice and tables. The book, containing 97 p

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Two men playing chess. After a page in the Libro de los juegos de ajedrez, dados y tablas/ Book of chess, dice and tables. The book, containing 97 pages of parchment and many colour illustrations, was commissioned by Alfonso X of Castile and was completed in 1283. It is part of Spain's national patrimony and is kept in the Royal Library at the Escorial Monastery.

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