Catalogue of Old Playing Cards, from the Collection of the Late Lady Charlotte Schreiber Including Political, Educational, and Fanciful Cards of Italy, England, Germany, France, and Other Countries, and a Set of the Famous Fifteenth Century "Tarocchi Di

Excerpt from Catalogue of Old Playing Cards, From the Collection of the Late Lady Charlotte Schreiber: Including Political, Educational, and Fanciful Cards of Italy, England, Germany, France, and Other Countries, and a Set of the Famous Fifteenth Century "Tarocchi Di Mantegna"

In 1805, Cotta, a bookseller of Tiibingen, commenced publishing an annual series of cards, entitled Karten Almanach, in which the numerals (different in each year) contain fanciful designs, while the court cards illustrate various historical and classical characters.

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