The "Nuevo Ensayo de Bibliografía Española de Ajedrez (NEBEA)" (New Survey of Spanish Chess Bibliography (NEBEA)) is an arduous work of research in which the authors cover 8 centuries of Spain’s history and culture through Spanish books and manuscripts, most of which are widely unknown, about the game of chess.
It is a completely thematic bibliography, since all the Spanish chess (XIII-XX centuries) works are investigated in it, with a complete and rigorous study of each of them, and with the incorporation of original images from all of them, something of extraordinary interest, without any comparable antecedents in the vast field of the humanities.
It is, in short, a work of remarkable interest for the chess scholars.
HIGHLIGHT
- Very important news about Scachs d'amor, and the books of Vicent (1495), Lucena (c. 1497), Damiano (1512-1564), Ruy López (1561), etc.
- 1001 footnotes, 664 pages
- 266 images, many never published. Numerous diagrams and photographs
- Index, tables, Bibliography and Glossay
REVIEWS
«An extraordinary book.» Fernando Báez (Venezuelan writer, author of New universal history of the destruction of books, work praised by Saramago, Eco and Manguel)
«I am deeply impressed by the work, its content and its careful editing. Wonderful work of true love to the game of chess. »Michael Negele (Author and researcher, member of KWA, Germany)
«An extraordinary book, impressive.» Alessandro Sanvito (Historian of chess, Italy)
«A wonderful and certainly useful work for the students of the history of chess.» Diego D'Elia (Historian of chess, Italy)
«Pantagruélica, titanic, bibliographic milestone.» Jimmy Entraigües (VLC Ciudad)
«It is a bibliographic monument of which it is difficult to find comparable or similar background.» Rafael Solaz Albert (Bibliophile and researcher)
«A unique and monumental work.» Bel Carrasco (El Mundo)
TECHNICAL SUMMARY OF THE BOOK
COMPLETE ORIGINAL TITLE: "NEBEA. Nuevo Ensayo de Bibliografía Española de Ajedrez 1238-1938. Con apuntes para la historia del ajedrez español"
PAGES: 664 Pages
LANGUAGE: Spanish (Castilian)
BOOKBINDING: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-84-935701-9-4.
LEGAL DEPOSIT: V-2285-2012
EDITORIAL: ROM Editors
PRINT: 750 copies (First Edition 2012)
DIMENSIONS: 24 x 32 cm
LUXURY EDITION FEATURES
Covers: Couché mate 170 gr. Hello Tempo Hot (Sappi) printed, lined on cardboard, stamped and silhouetted in white on gray the figure of 'the Queen'.
Printing 2 + 0 inks (P. Warm Gray 5 and Black).
Glasophed / Pastified mate.
Figure of the Queen die cut.
Guards: Black cardboard Fedrigoni Sirio Color Nero 170 gr.
Interiors: 668 pages. 24 x 30 cm. 4 + 4 inks (cmyk) - Matt coated paper 125 gr. Hello Tempo Hot (Sappi).
