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

iv PREFA CE Empire packs; also examples of the fortune-telling cards of Eteilla, and the humorous cards of Atthalin. The German division, which is the most numerous in the collection, contains the well-known " Stukeley " pack; the scarce artistic cards produced by Jobst Amman and Virgil Solis; and several rare early sheets, including a curious and (so far as is known) unique plate of eight of the Italian suit of cups, fancifully treated, engraved by an unknown master of the 15th century. The most interesting feature of the English section is the series of engraved historical packs of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, illustrating the Popish Plots, the Rump Parliament, Monmouth's Rebellion, the lReigns of James II and Queen Anne, the Impeachment of Dr. Sacheverell, and the Bubble companies of 1720; in these the Museum collection was previously very deficient, some of them being extremely scarce. The Spanish, Dutch and Flemish and Swiss packs and sheets, though fairly numerous and representative, do not include any specially noteworthy items. The Oriental examples are neither numerous nor important, all being modern; the largest group is the Chinese, which was brought together by Mr. W. H. Wilkinson, of H.M. Consular Service. A number of the most interesting specimens, selected from Lady Charlotte Schreiber's collection while it was still in her hands, have been figured in three large illustrated volumes, compiled by the collector with the assistance of the late Sir A. W. Franks, under the title, 'Playing Cards of various ages and countries' (London: Murray, 1892, 1893, 1895). References to this work are given in the following catalogue in brackets following the descriptions, thus: [S., Vol. II. pl. 125], etc. SIDNEY COLVIN.

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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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London,: Longmans & co. [etc.]
1901.
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Schreiber, Charlotte, -- Lady, -- 1812-1895.

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