Catalogue of the collection of playing cards bequeathed to the Trustees of the British museum by the late Lady Charlotte Schreiber.

GERMAN CARDS.

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368. "Tugend und Laster." (Virtues and Vices.) A pack of
50 engraved and coloured cards illustrating these qualities.
Numbered throughout in pairs, " No. 1. a," " No. 1. aa," etc. In
pasteboard case which is lettered " Tugend u. Laster, ein Gessellschaftsspiel mit 50 illum. Kupfern. Leipzig Industrie Comptoir."
3i x 2i in.
369. Chinese puzzle. "Das grosse chinesische Rathselspiel fiir
die gebildete Welt in 50 bildlichen Darstellungen." A pack
of 50 engraved land coloured cards, on which are a variety of
subjects, in which the chief object is formed entirely of squares
and triangles. A wooden frame, with 14 triangles of wood and
cardboard, accompanies the pack, also a card of directions. In
pasteboard case bearing the above inscription with I"Frankfurt
a/M. bey C. B. Wiist."
34 x 21 in.
370. Chinese puzzle. " Hieroglyphen oder Bilderschrift." A pack
of 22 engraved and coloured cards, on each of which is a
grotesque figure formed entirely of triangles and squares. In
pasteboard case, on the lid of which is a representation of a lady
with two children in a garden, with the above title in German,
French and English.
34 x 28 in.
371. Questions and Answers; 18th century. Pack of 50 engraved
cards (one missing), forming two series of 25, each having a social
or fanciful subject with a question or answer in the lower margin.
The backs of one series are mottled, those of the other are plain.
Four of the cards have been taken from another pack. In
original pasteboard case.
2 x 14 m.
372. Questions and Answers; modern. Pack of 60 yellow cards,
on each of which is either the upper or the lower half of some
burlesque figure. On each upper portion is a question and on
each lower portion an answer. German letterpress on the backs.
In pasteboard case.
14 x 2 in.
373. Questions and Answers. A series of 183 long narrow cards,
28 of which have in the centre small playing cards of the French
type; 28 others are domino cards, 12 are blanks, and the
remainder bear manuscript questions and answers in Latin,
Italian, German and French. In old leather-covered case.
5i x 1 in.