Not on display

the mathematical quodlibet

Board Game
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: ?

Object details

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Object type
Titlethe 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: ?
DimensionsSize: 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 createdMarch 4, 2000
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