A chronological survey of chess set design from the 7th century Afrasiab ivory pieces in Central Asia through colonial-era export sets from India and China, tracing how materials, craftsmanship, and cultural traditions shaped chess artifact design across regions and centuries.
A visual atlas documenting chess pieces from the 7th century to the 1900s, organized by material: ivory sets from Samarkand to Lewis Chessmen, wooden standardized designs from Selenus to Staunton and modernist interpretations, and ceramic pieces including Persian examples.