The Devil's Picture-Books. a History of Playing Cards
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Other Cards of Different Countries. 103 packs have been found which were stencilled with the grelots (bells) commonly found on the early German cards ; but finally the French card came into common use, and these were adopted and have been universally accepted in England, and by her introduced into her colonies, so that these marks of Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades are found all over the globe.
The English and American card of the present day differs slightly from those in use in France.
Th...e latter have discarded obsolete costumes and fanciful devices when designing the figures of the court cards, and the dresses are modernized, the faces are shaded, and the whole figure looks more like a pretty picture than the cherished card dear to the heart of the Englishman, whose Kings are dressed somewhat after the fashion of Henry the Eighth, the Queens like his mother, Elizabeth of York, and the Knaves in the costume adopted by the lower classes in the days of Chaucer.
It is perhaps to the overthrow of the court-card family during the French Revolution that this rad- ical change in their costumes is due.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Other Cards of Different Countries. 103 packs have been found which were stencilled with the grelots (bells) commonly found on the early German cards ; but finally the French card came into common use, and these were adopted and have been universally accepted in England, and by her introduced into her colonies, so that these marks of Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades are found all over the globe.
The English and American card of the present day differs slightly from those in use in France.
Th...e latter have discarded obsolete costumes and fanciful devices when designing the figures of the court cards, and the dresses are modernized, the faces are shaded, and the whole figure looks more like a pretty picture than the cherished card dear to the heart of the Englishman, whose Kings are dressed somewhat after the fashion of Henry the Eighth, the Queens like his mother, Elizabeth of York, and the Knaves in the costume adopted by the lower classes in the days of Chaucer.
It is perhaps to the overthrow of the court-card family during the French Revolution that this rad- ical change in their costumes is due.
What to read after The Devil's Picture-Books. a History of Playing Cards?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Van Rensselaer, John King, Mrs., 1848-1925. Cn to read onlineMoreLess
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