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

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CATALOGUE OF CARDS.

20. "La Barbe Bleue." Engraved sheet of sixteen cards, without
suitmarks, illustrating the story of " Blue Beard." Uncoloured.
32 x 2k in.
21. "Le Chat Botte." Engraved sheet of sixteen cards, without
suitmarks, illustrating the story of " Puss in Boots." Uncoloured.
3i x 2k in.
22. "Les Grands Diables des Villes et des Champs." Engraved
sheet of twelve cards, containing fanciful subjects; no suitmarks.
Uncoloured.
31 x 2 in.
GERMAN.
(a.) With National Suits.
1. Augsburg. Christian Heinrich Ioia; 18th century. Fragmentary
sheet containing five perfect and thirteen imperfect cards; the
former are the deuce, 8, 9 and 10 of leaves. Down the centre of
the sheet is the imperfect inscription in capitals "tian Heinrich
Ioia zu Avg."
33 x 21 in.
2. Augsburg. Andreas Romisch;.16th century. "Manner und
Weiber Vexier Karten." Two imperfect sheets, printed from the
same block, and both containing twenty cards, but each supplying
deficiencies in the other. The court cards are figures in the
costume of the period, and the pip cards have fancy figures, those
on the hearts and bells being male, and those on the leaves and
acorns female. All the cards have German inscriptions at the
bottom, and across the centre of the sheet is a band of letterpress
comprising the title and verses. Coarsely coloured.
3 x 2 in. [S. Vol. II, pl. 85.]
3. Dresden. Gottfried Timmerman; early 19th century. Engraved
sheet containing a complete set of 36 small cards. The kings
represent the four quarters of the globe and the aces the four
elements. On the 8 of hearts is " Gottfr. Timmerman in Dresden"
with a wreath. Uncoloured., 2 x 1 in.
4. Frankfort a/M. H. Hauck; early. Two fragmentary sheets containing pip cards of the suits of bells and leaves. On the 9 of bells
is the name " Heinrich Hauck zv Franckfort."

3 x 1 in.

[CS_ Vol. If, PI. 81.3