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Catalogue of Cards ‘ fi f h e flt ‘ WU s e ci wx, C A T AL O GU E T H E C O LLE C T I O N PLAYING OAR) S BE QU EATH E D TO TH E TRU STE E S O F TH E BRITISH M U SE U M BS? THE LATE LADY CHARLOTTE CH EI E S R B R. CO MPILED BY FREEM N M O ’D A . O NO GHU E, ASSIS AN - K P R O F PRIN S AND DRA I S T T EE E T W NG . Print e d b O rde r o t he Trus t e s y f e . L O N D O N LO NGMANS CO . O O ,PATERN STER R W ; B. QU ARITCH,15,PIO CADILLY ; ASHER CO . ,13,BEDFO RD STREET,CO VENT GARDEN EGA A K N P U L,THENCE ,TRU BNER PATERNO STER HO U SE, CHARING CRO SS RO AD ; AND HENRY FRO WDE O XFO RD U N VER I Y PR S AME , I S T E S, N CO RNER. 1 90 1 . LO N D O N PRINTED BY W ILLIAM CLO W ES AND SO NS, Lua nn), STAMFO RD STREET AND CHARING CRO SS . P R E FA C E . T HE late Lady Ch arlotte Sch re ib e r forme d during h e r life time an e x e ns i e o le ion of t h e Pla i n - C ards of a io s o n ie s and t v c l ct _ y g v r u c u tr , , dy ing in 1 89 5,b e que ath e d t h e colle ction t o t h e Trus te e s of t h e B i is h n dan e i h t h e e s of t h e le c ll r t Mus e um . I accor c W t t rm ga y ,a th os e ite ms we re re taine d W hich we re not s trictly duplicate s of oth e rs alre ady in t h e Mus e um,t h e re mainde r b eing re turne d t o t h e e x Th e o ion e aine d ons t i e s a, e i o an e cutors . p rt r t c tut v ry mp rt t addition t o t h e colle ction W hich pre viously b e longe d t o t h e ! de e n partm t . Th e pre s e nt s e parate catalogue of t h e addition t o t h e national ’ d h e i e b e e h b e e n colle ction thus made b y La y 0 . Sc r b r s qu s t, as ’ D ono h ue As sis an - K e e e r of P in s e d r . F M . O pr pare b y M . g , t t p r t and Drawings in t h e M us e fim,and is pub lish e d b y t h e T rus te e s in accordance With an unde rtaking made on th e ir b eh alf t o t h e f h rix h n h r e x e cutors o t e te s tat W e e b e que s t was acce pte d . Among t h e mos t important ite ms in t h e colle ction are l n t h e ’ “ Italian s e ction,Mit e lli s tarocchino and II Pas s a,Te mpo pac ks ; ’ Fre s c h ot s cards of Ve ne tian H e raldry ,1 707 and t wo inte re s ting ~ O mb re pac ks ,prob ab ly e x e cute d in Ve nice ,one h and - painte d on plate s of silve r and e nclos e d in a s ilve r cas e ,t h e oth e r e ngrave d n ra e nd n ine d in s e f t h e o b s s plat s a co ta a,ca o e s am mate rial . Th e Fre nch s e ction include s a,proof sh e e t of e arly l 6t h ce ntury eourt cards ,b e aring t h e name of t h e make r,Andre Pe rroc e t ; a, s e rie s of t h e e ducational pac ks ,de vis e d b y Je an D e s mare s t and e x e cute d b y D e lla Be lla in t h e middle of t h e 1 7t h ce ntury ; s e ve ral e ditions of t h e h e raldic pe e k is s ue d by O ronc e Finé (B rianville )at t h e s ame pe riod ; and s e ve ral Repub lic an and M A d H. sh e D . e s r e a a o o Se e W . Will ir , c iptiv C t l gue f Playing and o t h er Cards in t h e Br is M s e m r n e d b t h e orde of t h e Tr s e e s 1 6 it h u u p i t y r u t , 87 . iv PREFAOE Empire packs ; als o e x ample s of t h e fortune - te lling cards of Et e illa and t h e h o o s a ds of At t h lin , um r u c r a . Th e Ge rman divis ion,which is t h e mos t num e rous in t h e colle ction,contains t h e we ll - known Stuke le y pac k ; t h e s carce artis tic cards produce d b y Job s t Amman and Virgil Solis ; and s e ve ral rare e arly sh e e ts ,including a curious and (s o far as is known)unique plate of e igh t of t h e Italian s ui t of cups ,fancifully e a e d n e f t h h r tr t ,e ngrave d b y an unknow mas t r o e 1 5t ce ntu y . Th e mos t inte re s ting fe ature of t h e E nglish s e ction is t h e s e rie s of e ngrave d his torical packs of t h e late 1 7t h and e arly 1 8t h ce ntur ie s ,illus trating t h e Popish Plots , t h e Rump Parli ame nt, ’ M onmouth s Re b e llion,t h e { Re igns of Jame s II and Que e n Anne , r Sa h e e e l and t h e B b b e o anie s t h e Impe achme nt of D . c v r l, u l c mp of 1 720 ; in th e s e t h e Mus e um colle ction was pre viously ve ry h in x l c e ii e fic ie nt ,s ome of t e m b e g e tre me y s arc . Th e Spamsh ,Dutch and Fle mish and Swis s packs and s h e e ts , th ough fairly nume rous and re pre s e ntative ,do not include any Th e ie n a e x a le s are ne i h e s pe cially note worthy ite ms . O r t l mp t r nume rous nor impor tant,all b e ing mode rn ; t h e large s t group is h r H ilkins on t h e Chi ne s e ,which was b rough t toge t e r b y M . W . W , i ons ul a Se v e . of E . M . C r r c A numb e r of t h e mos t inte re s ting s pe cime ns ,s e le cte d from ’ Lady Ch arlotte Sch re ib e r s colle ction wh ile it was s till in h e r h ands ,h ave b e e n figure d in thre e large illus trate d volume s ,oom i A . pile d b y t h e colle ctor with t h e a s sis tance of t h e late S r . W ‘ Franks , unde r t h e title , Play ing C ards of various age s and ’ countrie s (London : Murray ,1 89 2 ,1 898, Re fe re nce s t o th is work are give n in t h e following catalogue in b racke ts t c l II l . e . o . following t h e de s criptions ,thus : [S . ,V p SIDNEY CO LVIN . TABLE O F C O NTE NTS . C PA K S . ITALIAN Tarot packs m e n For Tarocchi For Tarocchino For Minchiate O mbre packs Packs of 52 48 36 i n 32 C omposite cards Fragme ntary packs and cards C ards Without suits SPANISH O mbre packs Packs of 48 5 2 PO RTU GU ESE FRENC H Je ux de Tarots Pique t packs Packs of 5 2 Bre ton Allue t t e s Fragme ntary packs an d odd cards Cards Without suit s GERMAN W ith national suits Packs of 4-8 36 32 20 n 5 2 Fragme ntary packs a nd odd cards 6 T V I C O NTEN S .
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