The arts in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (1886)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London : J.S. Virtue & Co. · leaf 208
hose cards were al>out scvfiiinches lon<,^ and tliree and a half inches wi(Us and were painted in distemperon cardboard -OolJ iucli thick. The composition of them is ingenious andto some extent skilful, the drawing correct aiul full of character, and thecolouring or illumination brilliant.… … Fig. 157.—Tne Buffoon, a Card from a Pack ol Tarois. U iteenth Centurj*.) morality which, dating from this epoch, was destined to increasemore and more in popularity. Thus, for instance, by the side of theEmperor, who is covered with silver aniiour and holds the globe and thesceptre, a Hermit makes…
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