CHESS AND PLAYING-CARDS. 039 



University Museum/ consists of forty- two cards litliog'nvplied in colors, 

 comprising two each of a numerical series, from zero to twelve, and 

 two each of the following picture-cards : 



Narren, fool. 

 Uijlen, owl. 

 I'otten, vase. 

 Hu.iet, house. 

 Katten, cat.. 

 Uesten, horse. 

 Dragonex, diagoon. 

 Gjegen, cuckoo. 



109. Cucu Caiids.2 Bari,^ Italy, 



Pack of forty cards, printed in colors, coniprisin.fi: two each of a 

 numerical series from one to ten, in black, and two each of the follow- 

 ing picturecards: 



Malta, fool 

 00. Mascheroiic, gorgon. 

 000. Seccliia, bucket. 

 0000. 2s'ul1a, nothing. 

 XI. Tarerna, inu. 

 XII. Gnaf, cat. 



XIII. Salto, horse. 



XIV. Tuffo, hravo. 

 XV. Cucit, cuckoo. 



and a card with a rampant lion holding a shiehl inscribed (liletfevole 

 giuoco dell cliuchu. 



A corresponding modern Cucu pack from Bologna,^ in the same 

 Museum,-' is printed in colors, but with older and ruder designs, and is 

 similar to the preceding, except that the numbered cards have Roman 

 numerals and bear rude colored pictures of Italian cities, among which 

 Pisa may be recognized by its leaning tower. 



110. Hexen-karten ("Witch Cards")." G-ermany. 



Pack of thirty-two, printed in colors, comprising twelve cards, with 

 Eoman numerals from I to XII, printed in red, and two each of the 

 following picture-cards : 



' Cat. No. 19157. ^ Pietro Marchesini. 



2 Cat. No. 15528, Mus. Arch., Univ. Penu. ^ Cat. No. 15751. 



^Guglielmo Murari. •> Cat. No. 15735, Mus. Arch., Univ. I'enu. 



