Project Gutenberg 2015-07-03 Public domain in the USA. 67 Catlin, H. D. 05022727 Catlin's Historic Origin of the Playing Cards Their original design and subsequent use Produced by Chris Curnow, readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Catlin's Historic Origin of the Playing Cards" by H. D. Catlin is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the origins and evolution of playing cards, tracing their history from ancient Egypt to the development of modern games like Whist, Euchre, and the author's own contribution, the game of "Guest." In this book, Catlin explores the fascinating premise that playing cards originated from Egyptian hieroglyphics and were designed to represent significant numerical concepts related to time, such as seasons and months. He describes how the design of playing cards evolved through various cultures, particularly focusing on the pivotal role of the Egyptian society in its development. The latter part of the book introduces the game of "Guest," which Catlin claims to be a superior and scientifically developed card game, offering clear rules and structured gameplay that balances the characteristics of both Whist and Euchre. Throughout the pages, the author emphasizes the potential of playing cards for both social entertainment and moral contemplation, urging players to consider their use in positive, uplifting ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Playing cards -- History Guest (Game) GV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Other 55686 55689 2024-09-20T13:51:58.028093 2023-09-21T10:15:58.006691 text/html text/html 52056 2015-07-02T22:08:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 118277 2015-07-02T22:08:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 129664 2024-09-20T13:52:00.254095 application/epub+zip 128390 2024-09-20T13:51:58.557092 application/epub+zip 88569 2024-09-20T13:51:58.282092 application/epub+zip 160134 2024-09-20T13:52:01.726081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149937 2024-09-20T13:51:59.987079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110455 2022-09-22T11:06:23.358593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46178 45978 2024-09-20T13:51:57.873092 2023-09-21T10:15:57.856689 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 46493 2015-07-02T22:07:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 15940 2015-07-02T22:08:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18200 2024-09-20T13:52:01.850068 application/rdf+xml 17993 2024-09-20T13:51:58.349088 image/jpeg 2386 2024-09-20T13:51:58.315087 image/jpeg 119021 2024-09-20T13:51:58.036103 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog