Astronomical Chess from ‘Libro de los juegos’

The purpose behind this project was to represent several major elements of Alfonso the Wise’s rule. Taking inspiration not just just from his patronage of the sciences and contribution to early spanish literature but also the itinerant nature of his court, I did my best to recreate a game board suitable for playing astronomical chess that would be easy to travel with and pack down.

Documentation:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aYezdAq3aYfxCQt1_kcK6l60Mc2Y0eh_ToIBlRX9TrI/edit?usp=sharing