Article: L1139

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Manufacturer: Sigmar RADAU, Rainer SACHS

Gottes Segen liegt bei Cohn. Die Geschichte der Spielkarten in Schlesien. Teil 1. Bube Dame König: Berlin, 2006. 2 ll, 182 pp. with numerous ill., some in color. Adhesive binding, covers ill. in color.
History of playing cards and card games in Silesia: The history of playing cards in Silesia goes back to the Middle Ages. Some games, such as the card lottery „Gottes Segen liegt bei Cohn“ (God’s blessing lies with Cohn), mentioned even by the Nobel Prize winner Gerhart Hauptmann, were probably even typical only for Silesia (from the introduction, our and DeepL translation).„Studien zur Spielkarte“ (Playing card studies) No. 9.

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