Checkmate

Francis Crawford of Lymond and Sevigny plays the game of his life. Except where indicated, all quotes from Dorothy Dunnett's 'Checkmate', Book 6 in 'The Lymond Chronicles'. Spoilers ahead.

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Silvia De Vecchi

Aucassin & Nicolette' translated from the old French by Eugene Mason; with…

Aucassin and Nicolette: A Facing-Page Edition and Translation

Lymond's library

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Woman with a spray of flowers | ca. 1595, Safavid period | Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; H: 30.3 W: 18.6 cm; Isfahan, Iran

PERSIAN: Woman with a Lute Iran, Isfahan, circa 1600-1610 (Lovely detail)

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Reproduction of a Renaissance gown: copper brown brocade

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Philippa's trunk

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Man’s arming doublet circa 1550-1650. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Accession Number: 1977-167-240

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Medieval box for books. Belonged to Anne Boleyn

Lymond's trunk

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'La plus belle des savantes et la plus savante des belles' - Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly (1508 – 1580), Duchess of Étampes, was the mistress of Francis I of France. After the death of Queen Claude in 1524 she wielded considerable political power at court. She was once described as " "the most beautiful among the learned and the most learned among the beautiful." After the Death of Francis she was dismissed from court by the new king, Henry II's mistress, Diane de Poitiers.

"Cunning Catherine de' Medici 1519-89, Queen of France 1547-59": http://bjws.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/1500s-gossip-cunning-catherine-de.html IMAGE: Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France. After Clouet, 1550's.

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Historical portraits

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Marguerite d'Albon. A portrait of a lady wearing a white and gold embroidered dress standing together with her dog by Santi di Tito - 1580s

Lymond's hands. Agnolo di Cosimo (1503–1572), Portrait of a Young Man (detail), c. 1550 (x)

Catherine d'Albon - Painting by Alonso Sanchez Coello of a Lady from the Bowdoin College Museum of Art: www.bowdoin.edu/art-museum/. This sweet girl is my suggestion for Catherine d'Albon.

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1548 Empress Isabel by Titian (Prado) bodice, partlet and necklace.

detail of Jane Seymour, Queen Of England, Hans Holbein the Elder, 1536. Awe inspiring

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16th century glamour

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16th century pomegranate velvet - Spanish or Italian

16th century fabrics

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Simply breathtaking! Giovanni Battista Moroni, Portrait of a Nobleman in Armour, 1540, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum

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Checkmate: Book Six in the Legendary Lymond Chronicles

Checkmate: Book 6 in the Legendary Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett

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"We have reached the open sea, with some charts; and the firmament."

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'La plus belle des savantes et la plus savante des belles' - Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly (1508 – 1580), Duchess of Étampes, was the mistress of Francis I of France. After the death of Queen Claude in 1524 she wielded considerable political power at court. She was once described as " "the most beautiful among the learned and the most learned among the beautiful." After the Death of Francis she was dismissed from court by the new king, Henry II's mistress, Diane de Poitiers.

Reproduction of a Renaissance gown: copper brown brocade

an old painting of a woman wearing a black dress with pearls on her head and necklace

"Cunning Catherine de' Medici 1519-89, Queen of France 1547-59": http://bjws.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/1500s-gossip-cunning-catherine-de.html IMAGE: Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France. After Clouet, 1550's.

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1548 Empress Isabel by Titian (Prado) bodice, partlet and necklace.

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Hans Holbein The Younger

detail of Jane Seymour, Queen Of England, Hans Holbein the Elder, 1536. Awe inspiring

Medieval Dresses

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Marguerite d'Albon. A portrait of a lady wearing a white and gold embroidered dress standing together with her dog by Santi di Tito - 1580s

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RENAISSANCE PAINTING 16TH Clouet,Jean Francois I, King of France (1494-1547). Detail of golden embroidered clothing. For overall view please see 26-01-02/33. Oil on wood (1535) 96 x 74 cm Inv. 3256 Louvre, Departement des Peintures, Paris, France

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Checkmate

Francis Crawford of Lymond and Sevigny plays the game of his life. Except where indicated, all quotes from Dorothy Dunnett's 'Checkmate', Book 6 in 'The Lymond Chronicles'. Spoilers ahead.

1,039 Pins

10 Sections

7mo

Silvia De Vecchi