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.

SWISS.
1. Early Basle Cards. Two sheets and a fragment of a third, taken
from the binding of an old book; all printed from the same block,
but each giving portions wanting in the others. The suitmarks
are shields, bells, acorns and flowers, and the cards form a pack of
48, the tens being omitted.
2t x 1i in. [S. Vol. III, pl. 213.]
DUTCH.
1. Heraldry; c. 1675. Set of 52, neatly engraved on 26 plates, giving
the arms of the various states of Europe; copied from the pack
published by De Brianville in France (see French PACKS, Nos.
129-133), the heraldic descriptions being omitted. The papal arms
are those of Clement X, and the arms of Poland and Brunswick
are altered. The plates are stitched into a cover with engraved
title: " Seer aardig en net Wapen Boeck, Waar in te vinden zyn
de Wapenen van alle de Koningen, Hertogen, Princen, Vorsten,
en Landen van Europa; samen gesteld tot gebruyk van een
Kaart-spiel. Tot Amsterdam by Gerard Valk."
38 x 2in.
2. Military;Science. "Das Kriegs-Spiel." Engraved sheet, copied
from G. de la Boissiere's "Jeu de la Guerre " (see French SHEETS,
No. 17), with German inscriptions. The publisher's address takes
the place of the dedication, " Im Verlag und zu finden bey Peter
Schencken in Amsterdam."
31 x 2 in.
3. Military Science. "Das Festung Baues Spiel." Engraved sheet,
copied from G. de la Boissiere's "Jeu des Fortifications "(see
French SHEETS, No. 18). Companion sheet to the preceding, with
same address. Printed in red ink.
4. Dutch costumes; modern. The twelve court cards of a doubleended pack, the kings being portraits of the early Princes of Orange,
and the rest men and women in national costumes. The king of
clubs bears the artist's name " Gustav Lenssen." Made in Germany
for the Dutch market.
31 x 2 in.