The royal game of the goose : 400 years of printed board games / Adrian Seville.

Author
Seville, Adrian [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Grolier Club, 2016.
Description
151, [1] pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Availability

Copies in the Library

Location Call Number Status Location Service Notes
Marquand Library - Remote Storage (ReCAP): Marquand Library Use OnlyGV1312 .S45 2016q Oversize Browse related items Request

    Details

    Subject(s)
    Issuing body
    Publisher
    Summary note
    "Numerous illustrations in color and black and white. Preface by former Grolier Club president William H. Helfand and introductory essays by Adrian Seville, followed by a catalogue of 71 games on show at the Club, February 24-May 14, 2016. Includes bibliography and index. "The Royal Game of the Goose" dates from medieval times. It is the simplest of games: throw the dice to race to the end of the spiral track. No choice of move, no demonstration of skill. Yet this game has spawned thousands of variants, has influenced early American board games, and is still going strong in Europe. The exhibition, based on Adrian Seville's collection in London, brings together 70 of these remarkable games. They are not primarily aimed at children, though some are educational, including the finely-printed games for the aristocratic cadets of 17th and 18th century France. Others are definitely for adults, including a polemical game on a religious heresy that still has power to shock by its imagery. Here too are games for politics, advertising - and just sheer family fun. One group of Goose Games shows how America was viewed from across the pond, including a 17th century game that depicts unique images of Native Americans. And, at the end of the 19th century, Jules Verne published a novel which describes a fantastical Goose Game in which the players travel across America to win a legacy from a Chicago millionaire. The final section invites you to try your luck in progressing from Errand Boy to "respected Banker and a good citizen." -- description from Oak Knoll Books.
    Notes
    • "Catalogue of an exhibition at the Grolier Club, February 23 to May 14, 2016"--Title page verso.
    • "Designed and typeset by Rob Banham ... 500 copies printed, of which ten are specially bound"--Colophon.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (page 145) and index.
    ISBN
    • 9781605830575
    • 1605830577
    OCLC
    940561993
    Statement on language in description
    Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...
    Other views
    Staff view

    Supplementary Information