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Fig. 4.1.2.10 Games board
Oak with marquetry of ebony, coloured woods
and ivory inlay
Spain (probably Granada)
Sixteenth century, c.1525–1575
Length: 56.3cm; width: 34cm; height: 13cm
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
(museum no. 154–1900)

Fig. 4.1.2.9 Transition style
backgammon board
Early Edo period, c.1630-1650
Length: 44.2cm; width: 42.7cm;
height: 9cm (closed)
Private Collection, Portugal
© Jorge Welsh, London-Lisbon

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Figs. 4.1.2.11a and b Games board
Wood veneered with ebony, and bone inlay
Germany (probably Augsburg)
Late sixteenth century, c.1580–1600
Length: 41.5cm; width: 42cm; height: 6.6cm
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
(museum no. 567–1899)
Fig. 4.1.2.12 The Cardsharps
Oil on canvas
Michelangelo Merisi Carvaggio (1571–1610),
c.1595
Dimensions: 94.2cm x 130.9cm
Kimbell Art Museum, Texas (inv. no. AP 1987.06)

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