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An illustrated board for the Italian game of chance Biribi or biribissi, outlawed in 1837. Players bet on numbers from 1 to 70. Each number is illustrated with allegorical figures. Tableau du jeu de Biribi (collection M.S. Derville). Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene dAllemagnes Recreations et Passe-Temps, Games and Pastimes, Hachette, Paris, 1906.

An illustrated board for the Italian game of chance Biribi or biribissi, outlawed in 1837. Players bet on numbers from 1 to 70. Each number is illustrated with allegorical figures. Tableau du jeu de Biribi (collection M.S. Derville). Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene dAllemagnes Recreations et Passe-Temps, Games and Pastimes, Hachette, Paris, 1906.
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An illustrated board for the Italian game of chance Biribi or biribissi, outlawed in 1837. Players bet on numbers from 1 to 70. Each number is illustrated with allegorical figures. Tableau du jeu de Biribi (collection M.S. Derville). Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene dAllemagnes Recreations et Passe-Temps, Games and Pastimes, Hachette, Paris, 1906.
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5979 x 5265 px | 90.1 MB
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50.6 x 44.6 cm | 19.9 x 17.6 in (300 dpi)