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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CAT'ALOGU E OF (CARDS.

38. Nuremberg. C. H. Reuter; recent. Complete pack of the
common kind, the knaves being figures in modern dress. The
king of hearts has a shield inscribed " Christ. Heiner. Reuter," and
the king of leaves another inscribed "in Niirnberg No. 981." On
the 7 of hearts a figure of Plenty supports an oval tablet inscribed
"Karten Fabricant." Backs decorated with a zigzag pattern of
red dots.
33 x 24 in.
39. Nuremberg. C. H. [Reuter]; 19th century. "Schwerter Karte."
Imperfect pack of 26, of the common kind; coarsely executed and
coloured. On the deuce of leaves are the arms of Saxony, and those
of acorns and hearts have also coats of arms. Within a wreath on
the 8 of hearts is " Chr. Heinr. Niirnberg." The ace of acorns
bears the title "Feine Schwerter Karte." The missing cards are
the 6 and 7 of hearts andleaves, and the 6, 7 and 8 of b1lls and
acorns. Backs mottled red.
4i x 2i in.
40. Strasburg. Yander Heyden, 1640 (?). Complete engraved pack,
uncoloured, said to have been issued at Strasburg by Yander
Heyden about 1640. The court cards represent the twelve
months and the deuces the four seasons, and on the remainder
of the pip cards are various domestic and humorous incidents.
Each card has at the top a facetious German verse of four lines
referring to the subject. Backs decorated with a star pattern in
brown.
34 x 23 in. [S. Vol. II, pl. 103-4.]
41. Vienna. J. Glanz; modern. Complete pack of the common kind,
double-ended and without any subjects on the pip cards. The
2 of acorns bears the Austrian arms, and that of bells a lion
with "Joseph Glanz " on a scroll. Backs decorated with a diagonal
pattern in red and blue.
4 x 21 in.
42. Vienna. J. Glanz; modern. Same pack as the last; a later
edition. Backs decorated with a zigzag pattern in red and brown.
In original wrapper.
43. Vienna. J. Glanz, 1865. Complete pack, double-ended, the
court cards having figures of historical characters, Attila, Scanderbeg, Corvinus, etc. On the deuce of hearts is the Austrian crown,
on that of bells a river-god; on that of acorns the Austrian eagle;
and on that of leaves the arms of Hungary. The upper knave of
acorns is inscribed "Josef Glanz in Wien. Niederlage in Wien