{"product_id":"the-selenus-luxury-bone-chess-pieces-4-0-king-menbsel40-bn","title":"Black \u0026 Natural Bone","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe Selenus set you have is called the “Tulip Style”. This style was made in Germany from the 18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e and 19\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e Centuries. They varied greatly in size and were almost always crafted from bone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIn 1616 Augustus, the Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, published the first German chess book under the pseudonym \u003ci\u003eGustavas Selenus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eGustavas\u003c\/i\u003e is an anagram of \u003ci\u003eAugustus\u003c\/i\u003e with one \"u\" replaced by a \"v.\" The name \u003ci\u003eSelenus\u003c\/i\u003e comes from \u003ci\u003eSelene\u003c\/i\u003e, Greek goddess of the moon, a reference to Luneburg (Luna is Latin for the moon). In addition to chess instruction, his book contained excellent illustrations of contemporary chess pieces. German chess pieces at the time tended to be slender with nested floral crowns. The book was so successful that pieces of this pattern became known as the \"\u003ci\u003eSelenus”\u003c\/i\u003e pieces. The pieces became taller, thinner, and more elaborate over time. Their apparent floral nature lead some to name them G\u003ci\u003earden\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eTulip\u003c\/i\u003e sets. Selenus pattern sets were commonly made in Germany and Central Europe until about 1914 when they were completely eclipsed by the more playable and stable Staunton Pattern, which was introduced in 1849.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTHESE ARE ACTUAL HAND CARVED BONE CHESSMEN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The House of Staunton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46827298226276,"sku":"MENBSEL40-BN","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2084\/1828\/files\/black-profile-small.webp?v=1757304526","url":"https:\/\/www.wholesalechess.com\/products\/the-selenus-luxury-bone-chess-pieces-4-0-king-menbsel40-bn","provider":"Wholesale Chess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}