Game of Chess between a Crusader and a Saracen. From Spanish manuscript of a treatise on chess by Alfonso X, the Wise (1221-1284) king of Castile and Leon from 1252. 13th century.

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Game of Chess between a Crusader and a Saracen. From Spanish manuscript of a treatise on chess by Alfonso X, the Wise (1221-1284) king of Castile and Leon from 1252. 13th century.

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