Author : Trevor Denning
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 9780838637470
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (374 download)
Book Synopsis The Playing-cards of Spain by : Trevor Denning
Download or read book The Playing-cards of Spain written by Trevor Denning and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the playing-cards peculiar to Spain from the earliest fourteenth-century records to the present day. A major contribution this book makes toward the study of cards is the extension and elaboration of the classification system of playing-cards. The fifteen or so "standard" designs of Spanish cards that evolved into the patterns preferred for everyday use are systematically described and illustrated. This will assist collectors and catalogers for identification purposes.