Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards
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Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards is by William Andrew Chatto. The book looks at the affinity between cards and chess, and says that among the oldest numeral cards that have yet been discovered no Queen is to be found, the three principal figures or coat cards being the King, the Knight, and the Valet or Knave.
The text says that in the Spanish the coat cards of each suit were the King (Rey), the Knight (Cavallo), and the Knave, groom, or attendant (Sota). Pascasius Justus, in his work entitled Alea, is cited as saying that though he frequently felt difficulty in obtaining a supply of provisions when travelling in Spain, he never came to a village, however poor, in which cards were not to be found.
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- William Andrew Chatto
- Pages
- 271
- Language
- English
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- History
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