Playing the Middle Ages
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Anna Pronina, a journalist, writer and collector of playing cards, conducted a real investigation to find out as much as possible about the history of the Middle Ages. What did you play in the walls of ancient castles? How did ordinary citizens have fun? How did excitement and games change states of states?
Particular attention is paid to playing cards, since not so many information has been preserved about them to this day. The author understands who and when they came up with, why they are called "devilish pictures", which the card symbolism is talking about.
From the book you will learn:
Why in early Christian temples in the plots of the murals there are card suit,
How pictures from playing cards fell into sacred books and vice versa,
How children spent their leisure time in the Middle Ages,
What was most amused in the Middle Ages of adults,
What games of the Middle Ages can be played today,
as well as: signs, fortune telling, superstitions - from the best psychics of the country
Particular attention is paid to playing cards, since not so many information has been preserved about them to this day. The author understands who and when they came up with, why they are called "devilish pictures", which the card symbolism is talking about.
From the book you will learn:
Why in early Christian temples in the plots of the murals there are card suit,
How pictures from playing cards fell into sacred books and vice versa,
How children spent their leisure time in the Middle Ages,
What was most amused in the Middle Ages of adults,
What games of the Middle Ages can be played today,
as well as: signs, fortune telling, superstitions - from the best psychics of the country
Author:
Author:Sheps A., Khadueva F., Kuznetsova N.
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:History & Geography
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Series:
Series: Elite psychics
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-17-135894-5
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