Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards
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Early writers such as Père Daniel and Court de Gebelin, who read hidden meanings into the suits and figures of playing cards, get a sceptical hearing in this 1848 history by William Andrew Chatto. He takes up where and when cards were invented, how they got their names, when they reached Europe, and how the figures and suit marks changed over time.
Later sections look at picture and fancy cards made for other purposes, and at what moralists and theologians thought of the game. Chatto quotes his authorities with care, and says the illustrations show more varied cards than earlier books on the subject.
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- Author
- William Andrew Chatto
- Reading time
- About 8 hours
- Pages
- 271
- Language
- English
- Genre
- History
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