The devil's picture-books. A history of playing cards (1890)
Van Rensselaer, John King, Mrs., 1848-1925 · New York : Dodd, Mead and company · leaf 82
y adopted, andhave remained nearly unchanged from that timeto the present. There was no attempt to shade thepips or the figures and faces of the court cards atany time in England, and the outlines were simplycoloured and laid on in solid blocks. The Frenchhave changed their figures, and shaded… … CARDS OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. CHINA. A S has been already mentioned, the inventionof Playing-cards has been claimed at manyplaces; each writer setting forth the pretensions ofhis own country to this honour to the best ofhis ability, and each one with seemingly good au-thority for his statements. It…
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