Researches into the History of Playing Cards: With Illustrations of the Origin of Printing and Engraving on Wood - Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture - Samuel Weller Singer - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9781108079112 - July 28, 2016
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Samuel Weller Singer
Researches into the History of Playing Cards: With Illustrations of the Origin of Printing and Engraving on Wood - Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture

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In this highly illustrated 1816 work, Samuel Weller Singer argues that the increasing sophistication sought by buyers of playing cards led to increasing improvements in the art of wood engraving, and that the study of these rarely surviving artefacts can give insights into the achievements of the greatest Renaissance carvers.

430 pages, 42 b/w illus.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released July 28, 2016
ISBN13 9781108079112
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 430
Dimensions 297 × 212 × 26 mm   ·   1.11 kg
Language English  

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