Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284), called the Wise, dictating to a scribe, with two other characters that might be chess players of his court compiling information about the game. Copy of the first edition of the "Book of Chess, Dice and Board Games", 13th century manuscript kept in the Library of the Real Monastery in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, on natural parchment made of animal skin published by Scriptorium SL in Valencia, Spain. © Scriptorium / Manuel Cohen
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