The use of the geometrical playing-cards, as also A discourse of the mechanick powers

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Title: The use of the geometrical playing-cards, as also A discourse of the mechanick powers
Creator: Descartes, René, 1596-1650
Contributor: Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691.
Published / Created: 1697.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed and sold by J. Moxon at the Atlas in Warwicklane
Description: BEIN K8 D44 Rg697: Text uncut. Imperfect: t.p. and p. 85 badly mutilated and mounted; wrapper frayed and mounted.
Signatures: [A]¹B-F⁸G³.
The wrapper for the cards has title: Geometre and the mechanick powers represented in a pack of playing cards, made and sold by J Moxon att the Attlas in Warwick lane London.
First part (p. 1-53) probably written by Joseph Moxon.
Extent: 1 p.l., 85 p. ; 17 cm. and 52 cards (in engr. wrapper) 9 x 6 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Early works to 1800
Subject (Topic): Geometry
Mechanics
Card games
Playing cards
Subjects: Geometry > Early works to 1800
Mechanics > Early works to 1800
Card games
Playing cards

Access: Public
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