Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards (Classic Reprint) written by William Andrew Chatto and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards In the Illustrations will be found a greater variety of Cards than have hitherto been given in any other work on the same subject, not excepting the splendid publication of the Society of Bibliophiles Francais, entitled J eux de Cartes Tarots et de Cartes Numerales du Quatorzieme au Dix huitieme Siecle.' All the cards - with the exception of the French Valets, at p. 250, and the Portuguese Cheva liers, at p. 252, -have been 00pied by Mr. F. W. Fairholt and all the wood-engravings - with the exception of the tail-piece, by W. J. Linton, at p. 330, - have been executed by Mr. George Vasey. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.