the mathematical quodlibet
Board Game
ca. 1830 - 1850 (published)
ca. 1830 - 1850 (published)
| Place of origin |
Design: etching, coloured by hand; playing sheet with additional wooden counters related to the playing sheet designs
No. of squares: 32
Squares illustrated: none
Square numbering: all
Squares titled: all
Subject of starting square: ?
Subject of ending square: ?
No. of squares: 32
Squares illustrated: none
Square numbering: all
Squares titled: all
Subject of starting square: ?
Subject of ending square: ?
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | the mathematical quodlibet (manufacturer's title) |
| Brief description | A lotto type card game, Mathematical Quodlibet, made in Germany in the mid nineteenth century; German; mid c.19th |
| Physical description | Design: etching, coloured by hand; playing sheet with additional wooden counters related to the playing sheet designs No. of squares: 32 Squares illustrated: none Square numbering: all Squares titled: all Subject of starting square: ? Subject of ending square: ? |
| Dimensions | Size: 6 5/8 in sq; box 7 3/8in sq x ½in |
| Object history | This is really a game of Lotto rather than a board game, however, as it has a printed playing sheet it has been included in this section until a suitable category is evolved. |
| Historical context | Rewards: ? Forfeits: ? No. of Players: any Equipment required: playing sheet and wooden counters Rules: The playing sheet shows 32 triangular sections lettered with proverbs, mottos, etc in three languages - German, French and English. The 32 triangular wooden counters are painted on one side in various colours and on the other side have illustrations related to the playing sheet phrases. The whole is contained in a wooden box with a sliding lid bearing an etching showing a pictorial label. Because of the use of the three languages in the text, the game will have been produced in Germany, rather than in England or France. Rules placement: none, but Lotto rules apply |
| Production | unknown, possibly ca. 1830 -1850 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1778-1954 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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