The Royal Game of the Goose: Four Hundred Years of Printed Board Games (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781605830575)

Based on Adrian Seville's own collection, this book catalogues 71 games featured in an exhibition at the Grolier Club. The book focuses on why the Game of the Goose is special and why it can lay claim to being the most influential of any printed game in the cultural history of Europe. Detailed study of the games reveals their historical provenance and gives unusual insights into the cultures that produced them, providing a rich source for the cultural historian.

Author: Adrian Seville
ISBN-10: 1605830577
ISBN-13: 9781605830575
Publisher: Grolier Club
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2016
Pages: 151
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.02lbs
Size: 12.00h x 9.50w x 0.70d