| Show More Light on the Origin of o Playing Cards Et FT discoveries in connection R with mth the uses use and nd origin of ot ui nal nul I bi M h tOm irom f rom which playing cards cants are supposed to have haye been be n de dei i i d a ha M o KM surd hf ft R little tittle moro more light on nn fro moth mil h ed question que of ot the theof 11 Iii or of cards according to the New NewIt 1 k It Pun Fun un unI Ih I re a II ar f two too w V ys 3 of ascertaining iMor Mor or Hi sal d dates t s In connection with n nit mat matI l li i sr I if r ihN Ihl kind One and probably bly n II er 1 sa tory In b by the exam f on hOOk and other records with f t tl O th tho earliest men menn menz n z of cf It the matter under lI bus th Ih IMI t of f r gomes KIl given Riven by b u u ury l l k wd I i h bt s I pi tie arly ry i dbl and ant nun h settled nettled Mite u as t I the i lit he age liS of or Iii games ii I history wan wae 13 In alth h portions of It appeared ni of ur r determining the there W re or f r M 1 h I as WI playing card cants to I Ithe th the d rne en y of oC the cords earda them v 41 Mm nl c nun lIOn with other oilier thin thina I a In Ano c lair ul The earlier cards Urda Pt PI ml lad j in lu iN of r four foW each ht ili et II inn 1111 denomination upon It ItI I 1 lift l tO r lit tit Multi HUlU Tl Ti The I M ui sal ii h I the Uie he t al itU wun d Arv 5 Pt t fr for up tho board ern tn i ii i let and many specimens i M 01 been breu found In III the live bock Mil dd 0 n t n nb 1 b I n th Ix III i i that ard ire are re found In fc bo u 6 I i i printed In the Sf If h hU t ut I 1 I 0 nut not that the tits ther tI It iI r 1 Mt It t can call c n IM be IMling beI I t tt the I I ling In l iw t i more ri re r 11 ot in h in III p page Ri M fany Ian ny 10 o ou I u I 1 u 11 ltd into by over I 1 t 1 R It tl i 1 old ol i looks can cen b bin be I t III 1 1 boll II I In II tie I n in nn of r f the HIP Ih inn t H t t ii u me one n ut t these II sheet It of I Lard r l I III n 1 binding It 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Impression that they lire are the original model mud 1 front from which all r i cards canoe lw Ita have been copied OIled Unfortunately for the th tam fame of this thin exhibit it II has luta Lsen b en proved that the tho curd rands shown In III Parts are really very yule lino 1111 Venetian cards card and are part nf of an edition made mailo at ul least INUIt le t aa u late aa A JIlL MIS I DUI the SO bO year halt U t follow fellow thin date of oC the Ih rojal ruah treasurers 1761 lit Ill literature literature I Is la I full of references lo to playing rants curds Minuet Almost every to author that men mention mentions tion games gam or ra is one onn or more nO game of oC cattle card lr a Hut But before that thai date no alln stun clon liua h Im been bean tIn found to lu it Ii game that could be constructed as cc a earl tard Rain genie although there III are r several writers writer who wk might reasonably bt lie lad l to men mention tion card artS If It they were weN acquainted with them HUMO von van WH who wrote In iii the l halt half of tits and Ind the th h of or Uie We I fourteenth con your tury leIra who wrote In the th first halt half of ot the wr Nr who wrote ro rol e In tt second lIfo halt half of Uw the U fourte fourteenth century malt no nn men tion of oC cards card although In the writings writing of nil ail of them there then Hr arc lite to pDa games sad aua In the Uie there Is I a manuscript lom o by order of Don Ion the tits VUe dated Idl tal which given rh the rules rule rul for tor or a number r of or gaunt chow ehe eb ue shit dice but d does ea not lot contain a II word about Dot ono one ly asks kII It if f the 11 cat st t it c Is la to lo be he found lu u 1 the t lat r of a si royal treasurer of ot where wham wIH did ilia card cosmic cottle from If It they I Pere ere tre not K w now thing to In Mm him 1 To Tit KO go f b back ck a little It Is I well Known kIlO that there liter tit long before the dato dabu of any ot of playing 4 a 0 set edicts lea 1 of ut mb pictures atuu galled calls which wore wre ere used uNd by gyp sad and ad oUter others fur for the th purpose t of lolling and sorcery It Is I probably bI three halide IM I that ware wre to by II UM the nuns and they Ita were lure supposed to lu be It of aiu on sin seen Ii tu to bu be pretty potty well 11 ad that toward the Ih end of 01 the fourteenth Y Caine I Ii H lust lua hi probably tul u Scud n II Ilan UNI a a number of f the Ih ties of ot Masse III 11 Ibl or ur tu Mud anil 1 ls l to IU H a 1 serle 11 of lIum 1 ml Mlle Iii no o aa sa 14 el I tutu lulu Ind by wield which Iela the II of fir r chance and th III the In p tell of 01 gaming might be tIP added tu to t the Ut afforded by the Iha I IIII I The Th print l tl fit foi US that dulls 10 lu In an pad l no In h 11 U I 1 Slat dial in Iii 1 II i on f 14 1 1111 Ir I II Ih in o nt r HI Irl I III lh i t a 1 u I i t f Hi lit litI it I It I nil I ti 11 tt v Ij tl n II mi I t lush ith Ih II I III In ill II tl it It I Of 1 II u I ill I t ll Il II It tl 01 1 41 t MM weir tarried carried all II oer aler I e If It they lit WI weir of Or ill the III ninn n might is I p 1 l I 1 t I lie Ie l turf i n h II Tin 11 rh u to i i t t I Ii I n Hi HiI II IId h hI I I is d I t a trill I ill MI I a I Hi tl II th III I Ia II tray a ah au tt 1 l tu 1 u t I vitro acre C ro made in 11 j As 8 a II y got gut to mI lilt Its own owls i aids the emblems uC vr th were wr i hanged Changed hg 1 to 10 phaM att the till national fancy until time throe In Is nothing left today of u the original faith dIal It lly jostle and which were represented on oil the Ihl Italian peeks At this distance of tune limo It U l I Is Impo Impossible impossible sible Ibl to tit discover thu rules rule for tnt forthe forthe the first gurnet played with cards card Ard bat the general l principles were Wel the Ihl perm germ of all modern modem gems Raines In 11 which trick taking Is I the object lt The first were fo known as which term survive In the ea east t side It ItIs Is III 1 plan also known that the picture cards were always superior to the strata spots end and were called or triumphs from Crom which rome comes trump that thai the player were obliged to follow suit and that curd card of higher rank won those thOM of ot lesser leader rank rankA A All As Tames games and anil were wera invented ln of the picture cards arel the Ih trump trumps one sut ut wa was made superior to other and nd were fIer repeatedly lad I made In III the tb number of ot the lIw pack There Is I no record of any an game earlier than the th of oC Venice hl h 1 Wets was played pl with 78 18 std cud in the Kick tt U of o which were picture ranis or toots and spot nude oard The l In InIe Ie the cants to 41 U and In Iii vented the lite genie of played with 97 Ii T curd but IlK the tI wa wac found MI w dum tn to I handle handl is ml I that the from that lints on was toward tion Uon lu III they cut lUt tin II ek down 1 tu to U C 6 card picture 40 49 routs pol the th game aine Tile The Yn followed suit and cut ut their puck pack to 10 cards railing calling the ite I new p gem me n Its rand lam are print id d and sold add Id In ul Vienna today Laving II In become tin an n Austrian game letter Later th Ih the pack Rot got down clown to tu 12 I 1 pU ph 1 tore ture 1 ule ends 10 und end 40 ICIa U S 52 2 In all 11 M II IIa a t was all further reduced to 10 12 11 for piquet t the lh maUt sins lies t pack paik of ell all being tb t the I Per Jr er elan n park pak k of SO tJ e olda caNa with which loker wets was H nr first t played l In this country OU II try |
