Historical Game Boards and Amulets

Illustrations of circular game boards and protective amulets, featuring intricate designs and symbolism, representing cultural heritage and leisure.

Juego de la oca: Game of goose, by José Guadalupe Posada, 1852-1913, artist. Published: Mexico City between 1909 and 1920

Circular amulet, with Buginese inscriptions, worn to ward off disease. Ink drawing, 18--

Zaltbommel, Noman, Johan, Uilenspel, verso - stamped, Het Uilenspel. A circular board game with squares containing objects, animals and dice. In the middle an owl with a mirror. Below the representation the rules of the game in three columns. Flowers in the corners., print, prent, volksprent, gameboard, spelenbord, prints, prenten, volksprenten, height 516 mm, width 440 mm, Publication (Event), Publicatie, - 1833, publisher, uitgever, 1817 - 1817, paper, papier, houtsnede, letterpress printing, boekdruk, print maker, prentmaker

Family tree of the Habsburg house, Fourteen, Robert Péril, 1533 - 1535 print One leaf of twenty form a pedigree together. In the tree two medallions with Ernst I of Habsburg, also known as the Iron and Frederik III emperor of Holy Roman Empire. Eight small medallions and four cartouches with texts in French. print maker: Low Countriespublisher: Antwerp paper family lineage, pedigree, genealogical tree or table Austria

Handkerchief - A Map of Man, 1775. Introduction reads: 'Allegorically Displaying on each Side the Rise and Progress of the human Mind, and the Effects of a good or bad Education & Example, towards Promoting our future Happiness, or - Misery in Life.. The Border Abounds with Proverbs of Instruction.'

Juego de la oca: Game of goose, by José Guadalupe Posada, 1852-1913, artist. Published: Mexico City between 1909 and 1920

A French compass 'rose' including the four winds Date: circa 1700

Europe, Sch., P. & VH, Journey around the world, to water and to the country., A new and continuing dice game, Journey around the world dice game, verso - stamped, Round dice game with round and oval compartments, numbered 1 to 41. In the compartments images of various figures and vehicles. Below the game the rules of the game in German, English, Dutch and French. Numbered lower right: No. 107., print, prent, volksprent, gameboard, speelbord, prints, prenten, volksprenten, height 425 mm, width 337 mm, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever, 1800 - 1899, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), print maker, prentmaker

Medal of the University of Franeker, with the names of the professors and the arms of the university.

Detalle del Atlas Cresques, el Atlas Catalán, Calendario, 1375, inv. 9835. Museum: Museu Marítim, Barcelona.

Ichnographia Admiriabilis illius Labyrinthi Ægyptiaci.. Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680. Janssonius van Waesberge, Johannes, 1616-1680. Books. 1679. General Research Division. Rare books, Gods , Egyptian, Mazes

Rotterdam, Hendriksen, Jan, Netherlands, Owl game, ca. 1780-1830, verso - stamped, Owl board game with an owl in the middle and the rules of the game at the bottom. Below the rules of the game a list of other board games available from this printer. Part of a group of children's and board games printed in the period ca. 1750-1850., print, gameboard, playing board, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 515 mm, width 450 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1781 - 1828, paper, papier, houtsnede, letterpress printing, boekdruk, Nederlands, printer, drukker

Medal with an emblem and the names of English kings. Design of a round of medal with, in seven concentric circles, the names of English kings and their government years, starting at King Henry II and ending at Queen Anna Stuart. In the middle of the medal an emblem with a globe and three compasses. The motto of the emblem reads: "Semper Eadem".

Family tree of the Habsburg house, page fifteen, Robert Péril, 1533 - 1535 print One leaf of twenty form a pedigree together. In the tree medallion with Maximilian I, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Four small medallions with names of family members and three cartouches with texts in French. print maker: Low Countriespublisher: Antwerp paper family lineage, pedigree, genealogical tree or table

Travel around the world Dobbelspel, P. & V.H. Sch., 1800 - 1899 print. gameboard Round dice with round and oval boxes, numbered from 1 to 41. Images of different figures and vehicles in the boxes. Under the game the rules in German, English, Dutch and French. Numbered below: No. 107. Europe paper world tour, e.g.: world cruise. travelling; tourism. board-games of chance. traffic and transport

Historic, Paintings. World Map. Rudimentum Novitiorum, Lubeck. 1475.

Round cartouche with quotes from aesopus and plato; Aesopus: / Camellvs Desi = / derans Cor (...); Varii Generis Partitionum ...; Title and 15 sheets of the series: Varii Generis Partitionum. The cartouche is placed transversely in the frame of rolling. Two naked women are at the top of the frame. Leaf belongs to 15 sheets with title page from a series of 24 sheets. Woodcuts.

Menning with an emblem and the names of English kings, anonymous, after Nicolas Chevalier, 1702 - 1714 print Design of a round medal with, in seven concentric circles, the names of English kings and their government years, starting with King Henry II and ending with Queen Anna Stuart. In the middle of the medal an emblem with a globe and three compasses. The motto of the emblem is: "Semper Eadem". Amsterdam paper etching seal (symbol of sovereignty). king. globe. compass. Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ emblematical representation of concept)

GEMINIS - LAPIDARIO DEL DIARIO DE MARIA - 1253 - MANUSCRITO HI 15. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

In this zodiac from Denderah in upper Egypt, the twelve traditional signs can be discerned, accompanied by the humans and other creatures whose destinies they control

Bianco World Map (1436) by the Venetian navigator Andrea Bianco, historical world map, illustration from 1881

A woodcut engraving depicting algebraic division, the procedure displayed in a circular pattern. Dated 17th century

Amsterdam, Chevalier, Nicolas, Medal with an emblem and the names of the electors of Brandenburg, verso center - written, Design of a round medal with, in five concentric circles, the names of the electors of Brandenburg and their years of reign, starting with Louis I of Brandenburg and ending with Frederick William I. In the center of the medal an emblem: on a cushion lie the regalia crown and scepter. Above it a dove with an olive branch in its beak. The motto of the emblem reads: 'Adveniendo refert olivam'., print, prints, 30, diameter 70 mm, Work conception, 1661-06-01 - 1720, after design by, 1713 - 1713, paper, papier, etching, etchings, print maker, prentmaker

Fire brigade. Board game with spiral with 50 numbered boxes. In different squares an image of a firefighter or objects. In midfield a representation of a fireman who extinguishes a fire from a roof. In the bottom left corner an image of the main barrack of the Amsterdam fire brigade. Game rules in the other corners of the game.

Weapons of the twelve tribes of Israel; Armoiries des Etendarts des XII tribus ..

Persian treatise composed by Manr ibn Muammad ibn Amad ibn Ysuf ibn Ilys, who came from a Persian family of scholars and physicians working in the city of Shiraz. His illustrated treatise, often called Manr's Anatomy (Tashr-i Manr-I), was dedicated to the sultan Ziy al-Dn Pir Muammad Bahadur, in all likelihood referring to Pir Muammad ibn Umar ibn Timur, the ruler of the Persian province of Fars from 1394 to 1409 The skeleton, viewed from behind with the head hyperextended so that the mouth is at the top of the page. Copy completed by scribe asan ibn Amad, working in Isfahan, on 8 December 1488 (4 Muharram 894 H).

superstition seal double page handwritten grimoire Southern Germany 19th century Bavarian National museum Munich historic historical Europe esotericism occultism magic book books manuscript prayers anthems magic spells,

Amulet. Sudanese drawing of an amulet featuring spells to ward against the 'evil eye' - believed to cause illness and misfortune in many cultures. Ink on paper, Sudanese, 19th century.

India: Plan of the interior of a Parsee dakhma or 'Tower of Silence', Bombay/Mumbai. Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Bombay, 1896

Three music books and string instruments. From series, consisting of a title page and 16 sheets.

Orbits of Sun and Moon according to the geocentric theory of the universe. Woodcut, 1539.

Reproduktion eines Freimaurer-Rosenkreuzer-Kompasses 1779 Aus dem Buch Der Freimaurer von Eugen Lennhoff, erschienen 1932 / Reproduction of a Freemason-Rosicrucian compass 1779 From the book The Freemason by Eugen Lennhoff published 1932, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated,

Portolan atlas of nine charts and a world map, etc. Dedicated to Hieronymus Ruffault, Abbot of St. Vaast. Battista Agnese, active 16th century. Published c1544

No. 2 A Table of Heiroglyphics found at Axum, James Heath, 1757-1834, British, after James Bruce, 1730-1794, British, 1771-1789, Engraving

No. 2 A Table of Heiroglyphics found at Axum, James Heath, 1757-1834, British, after James Bruce, 1730-1794, British, 1771-1789, Engraving

Turnhout, Brepols & Dierckx zoon, Het uilenbord, Jeu de la chouette, printed, Het Uilenspel. A circular board game with squares containing objects, animals and dice. In the middle an owl with a mirror. Below the representation the rules of the game in two columns in Dutch and in French. Numbered middle above: N. 226., print, prent, volksprent, gameboard, speelbord, prints, prenten, volksprenten, verso - gestempeld, height 380 mm, width 306 mm, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever, 1833 - 1911, paper, papier, kleurlithografie (process), letterpress printing, print maker, printmaker

Guide for Constructing the Letter E. Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish / Hungarian, 1542 - 1600)

Alphabet and symbols of the Carbonari, 1815. Risorgimento, Italy, 19th century.

Maps of the vicinities of thirty-two of the principal cities and towns in the Union , Cities and towns, United States, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Drawing of a Silver Penney from the reign of King Eadgar of England. 10th Century. Black and White Illustration from the "Old England" published by James Sangster in 1860.

Maps of the vicinities of thirty-two of the principal cities and towns in the Union , Cities and towns, United States, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Showing c. 1543 - c. 1553 Page 6 Recto, loose -set page from an album consisting of a band with two sheets, a bract and seventeen separately set up sheets. parchment (animal material). ink pen / brush ostensorium, monstrance

Map of the Water Board of the Krimpenerwaard, consisting of seventeen parts, Johannes Leupenius, 1706 print Map of the Water Board of the Krimpenerwaard. Above the card a banderole with the title. In the middle, the coat of arms of the Water Board with the weapon of the Dijkgraaf and a water council and on the right the weapons of two water councils. Along the left edge the weapons of two water councils and the secretary. Along the right edge the weapons of two more water councils and one shield with the names of the four lots and their secretary/treasurer. On the map itself a cartouche with information and bottom right a cartouche with information and a bowl: scale of 600 Rhynandsche rods. paper etching / engraving maps of separate countries or regions. maps of cities. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.). armorial bearing, heraldry Krimpenerwaard

The first stone and inlaid coins of Holloway prison. Lithograph by C.M. Firth.

Amsterdam, Amand, Koster, HG, Princess Wilhelmina game, verso - stamped, Board game with squares numbered 1 to 50, with a portrait of the princess in the middle at the bottom. In the squares various attributes, monuments and events from the House of Orange. Below the representation the rules of the game in two columns. Above the title on a banderole., print, popular print, gameboard, playing board, prints, popular prints, height 608 mm, width 451 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1885 - 1885, paper, color lithography (process), letterpress printing, 1833-09-13 - 1897-02-02, print maker, printmaker

James Heath, 1757-1834, British, No. 2 A Table of Heiroglyphics found at Axum, 1771-1789. Engraving.

According to the tradition of Ancient India. text. Periodicals. 1967-02. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Star Fort defended by moat coming under siege. From Robert Fludd 'Utriusque cosmi ... historia' Oppenheim 1617-1619. Engraving

12th century Cosmological manuscript showing the four ages of man. English,

Multiplication table drawn in the form of a circle. Dated 17th century

An early brain map (monkey), "Cerebral localization" Ferrier, 1890

Bukvar' Kariona Istomina 21 kartinka Abecedarium of Karion Istomin. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1884 - 1890. Rare Book Division

New Post or Travelers Game, 1848 - 1881 print. gameboard Rectangular bunch with compartments numbered from 2 to 54. Competition 54 is larger and shows a carriage pulled by four horses. Numbered in the middle: 94. Publisher: Den Boscheprint Maker: Netherlands paper letterpress printing board-games of chance. four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach

Six gravestone rubbings , Tombs & sepulchral monuments. Erving Public Library Gravestone Rubbings

In memory of Mr. William Yardley , Tombs & sepulchral monuments. Erving Public Library Gravestone Rubbings

COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS S XI. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Historical graphic representation, ancient coins, money from the 5th to the 17th century, numismatics, 19th century, from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopaedia, 1890

Design for a calendar. Leaf 6 Recto from a sketchbook with 79 sheets.

Sutra Cover 17th century China. Sutra Cover 69806

Mongolia: 'Rahu', A Manual of Astrology and Divination, Urga (Ulan Bator), c. 1800, US National Library of Medicine

In memory of Mr. William Yardley , Tombs & sepulchral monuments. Erving Public Library Gravestone Rubbings

The Hun Tian Yi Tong Xing Xiang Quan Tu (州石刻天文圖) or Suzhou Star Chart (淳祐天文図) indicates 1434 stars grouped into 280 Asterisms in a chart of the Northern Skies.

Traditional Italian sundial, a good symbol of anything related to time

Map of the extent of the known world in Greek times. From a Sixteenth century woodcut.

LOS CODICES DE MEXICO - MAPA TLOTZIN - PAG 65. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

LOS CODICES DE MEXICO - MAPA TLOTZIN - PAG 65. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Milton, a poem in 12 books, c1815. By William Blake (1757-1827) an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Printed in orange on 50 leaves, from engraved plates containing both text and illustrations

Netherlands, Game of the spider and the fly, verso - stamped, Board game with a large representation of a spider in a large spider's web with numbered squares. In the background a river landscape and various animals. In the bottom margin the rules of the game in letterpress., print, folk print, gameboard, playing board, prints, folk prints, height 434 mm, width 340 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1870 - 1899, paper, color lithography (process), letterpress printing, print maker, printmaker

Phenix Collar Manufacture, House for sale rue du Sentier, 38, Paris Bourmancer; MONROCQ printing. "Phoenix Collar Manufacture, House of Sale Rue du Sentier, 38, Paris". Poster. Zincography N. and B. 1868.

Ebenezer Howard's plan of a garden city. Date: 1898

Masonic register - Print shows a certificate for membership in a masonic order, partially filled out for Alex. F. Clark member of the Rising Sun Lodge no. 103 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., April 4, 1881. On the left column is inscribed in ink - Initiated May 18th 1874 and on the right is inscribed in ink - Passed June 15th 1874. Includes, on the left, a portrait photograph of Clark, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, probably mounted on a carte-de-visite, which is embedded in the print, circa 1876

España. Hoja recortable infantil. Juguete oscilante. Soldados en campaña. Editorial Francme, de Barcelona. Años 1960.

DOMESDAY BOOKS.

Tuscany Siena Montalcino Museo Civico50. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Entire manuscript. Manuscripts. Post-medieval: Sculpture and ceramics from local workshops (2nd half 12th century; Sienese maiolica; 14th century weapons German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

The Voynich manuscript. illustrated codex hand-written in an unknown writing system. carbon-dated to the early 15th century (1404ñ1438), and may have been composed in Northern Italy during the Italian Renaissance. The manuscript is named after Wilfrid Voynich, a Polish book dealer who purchased it in 1912.

A decorative chart of the route taken by the Royal wedding procession from Buckingham Palace via the Mall, the Admiralty Arch, and Whitehall, to Westminster Abbey. Backed by a sun in splendour, a Cupid with directive arrow points the way, and in his person represents romance and happiness for bridge and bridegroom (Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten). Date: 1947

GRABADO FRANCES DE 1640-LINEAS DE LA MANO Y POSICION DEL ZODIACO.

Notation system, by V. I. Stepanov. Published by the Imperial Theatre School, p. 3. text. Illustrations. 1896 - 1903. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Movement notation

'10th Century. British Museum', 1862. Artist: Unknown.

Information center: Panel for the public with background information about the exhibited items; Exhibition English Delft pottery. .

'8th and 9th Centuries. Anglo-Saxon', 1862. Artist: Unknown.

Cacao tree. Page 228 from the Tudela Codex. Written in 1553 with annotations in Castilian. Madrid, museum of America. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

50 céntimos. Billete, ajuntament de Caldes de Montbui, 1937. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya MNAC.

A palmistry map of the hand, labelling the different areas. circa 1890

Traditional Italian sundial, a good symbol of anything related to time

Jacob's Harddraverijpel, 1900 print. gameboard Board game. Circle with six lanes, with numbered boxes from 1 to 175, which end up at one center. At the top right of the rules in book print, top left of the game in Sier letters, under a presentation of a trot track in the Groningen city park. Groningen paper letterpress printing board-games of chance. board-games. horse-racing

Specimen of the left hand with the lines and their horoscopic denominations. From Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878

H. W. Johns' miniature color chart for schools & families. H. W. Johns' miniature color chart for schools & families

Close-up of paper currency

Landkarte des Mondes aus dem Jahre 1895, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Theodelite. Original caption: Theodelite, From "The Surveyor" by Aaron Rathborne, London 1616.

Variety Act 10: Man or Reptile or Razor (Varietenummer 10: Mensch oder Reptil oder Rasiermesser) 1907 Moriz Jung Austrian. Variety Act 10: Man or Reptile or Razor (Varietenummer 10: Mensch oder Reptil oder Rasiermesser) 647675

Upwards of five hundred photographic portraits of the most celebrated personages of the age. , Carte de Visite Collection

"Die Himwindungen des Menschen", 1869

Amsterdam, Tresling & Comp., Reule, Antonie S., Coronation game 1898, Free premium with the tear-off calendar 'for the young people 1898.', verso - stamped, Board game with spiral with 100 numbered squares. In the middle the rules of the game. In the corners: The murder of William of Orange, Prince William III reconciles De Ruyter and Tromp, Prince William V leaves the fatherland and Queen Wilhelmina is crowned., print, image, popular print, gameboard, playing board, prints, images, popular prints, height 374 mm, width 486 mm, Dutch, designer, 1898 - 1898, paper, color lithography (process), letterpress printing, printer

3 of the German book.

An information board in the centre of Chateauneuf-du-Pape: Provence, France.

ROLANDUS PARMENSIS - MANUSCRIPT 1300 - MS 604 PAG 47. Location: BIBLIOTECA DE LA UNIVERDAD. Padua. ITALIA.

CARTAS DE LA "BARAJA ESPAÑOLA".

Title and capital letters of the 7th century, according to the evangeliary of Notre-Dame de Paris. The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance by Paul Lacroix, 1874

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