Cards--Charles V--Proclamation in Paris--Red Book of Ulm--
Palamedes and the siege of Troy--Egyptian gambling rods--
Cards as postals--Evolution--M. Angelo--Prince of Pisa--
Maffei Ringhierri Feliceano and Menesturier--Singer--
Chatto, 1392--St. Cyprian--Nearsighted writers--The
points of view--Concealed practices--The game of gold--
Chinese legend--Connection with divination--Count de
Gebelin--"The great dreamer"--Connection with magic--
First French cards--Rouge et noir--Rapid spread through
Europe--The sailors with Columbus--Introduction of cards
into America--Italian verses--Pictures--Literature.