An historical guide to the card games of Europe and America. It surveys how the games originated and developed, and the rituals and etiquette which surround the

Intricate, absorbing study based on research and card collections from around the world tells the story of playing cards and their manufacture, plus provides a

Provides a history of card games, step-by-step instuctions, and color illustrations that show how to play several card games.

Games of History provides an understanding of how games as artefacts, textual and visual sources on games and gaming as a pastime or a “serious” activity ca