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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"Etteilla" and "Der Forschende." Nos. 8, 52 and 53 are
missing, but the places of the last two have been supplied by
hand-drawn copies. Backs decorated with a diagonal pattern of
stars, in red. In pasteboard case.
44 x 21 in.
(b.) Tarocchi pack of 54.
Similar in composition to Nos. 174-184.
299. Fribourg. J. Krebs; 18th century. Complete pack, with
French titles. On the 2 of cups is "Tarots Fin fait par
Joseph Krebs de Fribourg en Brisgau." The 2 of coins is without
inscription, which is unusual. Backs decorated with a check
pattern, brown and white.
41 x 22 in. [S. Vol. II, pl. 124.]
300. Kempten. F. J. Leipert; 18th century. Imperfect pack of 41,
double-ended, with figures on the court cards in 18th century
costumes. On the 2 of cups are the arms of the Abbey of
Kempten and a tablet inscribed " Franz Jacob Leipert Privilegirter Kartenmacher im Stift Kempten." Court cards and atouts
are without titles. The 13 missing cards are: the queen and
king of cups; the 7, knave and king of swords; the knave and
queen of coins; the 8 of clubs; and atouts V, VIII, XII, XIII
and XV. Backs mottled.
41 x 21 in. [S. Vol. II, pl. 125.]
301. X. Kurz, 1801. Imperfect pack of 48, with French titles. On
No. VII of the atouts is " X. Kurz Graveur 1801." The missing
cards are the 2 of coins (which probably contained the maker's
name), the 7 and 9 of swords; the 2 of cups; the 7 of clubs
and No. XIV of the atouts. Backs mottled red.
41 x 2i in. [S. Vol. II, pl. 124.]
(c.) Trappola packs of 36.
In these the 3, 4, 5 and 6 of each suit are suppressed, and knights
are substituted for queens.
302. Breslau (Wratislaw). F. Buchhold, 1784. Complete pack, of
the usual Italian type, but with the suitmarks of money represented as flowers; coarsely executed and coloured. On the ace