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Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards

Note 21 — Chapter I · OF THE ORIGIN AND NAME OF CARDS

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"As the military groundwork of the game of cards, and its similarity to chess, cannot be denied; so a closer examination of this affinity may readily lead to the origin of the change in their figures and colours."—Breitkopf, Ueber den Ursprung der Spielkarten, s. 30.

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