Charles Green Shaw American, 1892-1974
Montage, Italian Minchiate Cards, circa 1935
Antique Playing cards and mixed media
9 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches
Signed on label on verso
Italian minchiate playing cards, dating from 1650, and early gaming counters mounted on an old book cover. According to legend the ancient game of minchiate was invented by Michelangelo to...
Italian minchiate playing cards, dating from 1650, and early gaming counters mounted on an old book cover. According to legend the ancient game of minchiate was invented by Michelangelo to teach the children of Florence how to count and how to think.
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