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Peter Endebrock: Spielkarten in Hannover
Studien zur Spielkarte 20, Hannover, 2009
Information on playing-card makers and playing-card tax related legislation in Hannover, and a catalogue of playing-cards produced in Hannover.
You can buy the book (150 pages, all in colour) for 45 Euros + p&p.

Peter Endebrock: Taxes on Playing-Cards in the Republic of San Marino
in: The Playing-Card, Vol. 38, No. 1, June - Sep. 2009, pp. 60 - 62
Information on tax legislation in San Marino, with some illustrations and a table of tax values.

Peter Endebrock: Ein Tanzmeister will Kartenfabrikant werden
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 39, Mai 2009, S. 60 - 66
Description of the application of the dancing teacher Joseph Wimez for a concession as playing-card maker.

Peter Endebrock: Reinigung von Spielkarten
in: Bulletin 1/2009 (of the Cartophilia Helvetica), S. 18 - 22
Annotated collection of information about the cleaning of playing-cards, among it a report about a playing-card laundry from 1905.

Peter Endebrock: Der blinde König von Hannover und die Spielkarten
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 38, Dez. 2008, S. 22 - 37
A discussion of the statement that a certain pack of playing-cards has been made for Georg V, the last King of Hannover, and more information about card playing at the Royal Court in Hannover.

Peter Endebrock: Rabouge - Geschichte, Spielregeln, Karten
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 37, Mai 2008, S. 41 - 50
This is an extended German version of an article published before in English, with information about Rabouge.

Peter Endebrock: James MacKay's Cards
in: Clear The Decks, Vol. XXI, No. 4, Dec. 2007, pp. 18/19
Description of a hand-drawn pack that was made by James MacKay in 1940, probably in Canada.

Peter Endebrock: Bürgers 1908 - "Drucksachen"
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 36, Dez. 2007, S. 62 - 65
A price list and samples of playing-card backs from the factory of Bürgers in Cologne from 1908.

Peter Endebrock: Rabouge - History, Rules, Cards
in: The Playing-Card, Vol. 35, No. 4, April-June 2007, pp. 248 - 254
As the title says, information about Rabouge. You can see some rule sets (in German Fraktur).

Peter Endebrock: Bundestagswahlkampf 1953
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 35, Mai 2007, S. 53 - 68
The Skat pack published by the German Social Democrats for the campaign for the federal elections 1953 and the politicians and scenes shown on it are described.

Peter Endebrock: Ein Miniaturkartenspiel aus Wels (Oberösterreich)
in: Talon, No. 16, 2007, S. 56 / 57
Description of a miniature pack that was most probably made around 1800 in Wels in Upper Austria.

Peter Endebrock: Der deutsche Skat
in: Der Alte, Nr. 10, 2006, S. 7 / 8
This is a short article about a leaflet calling for the usage of German instead of French expressions in Skat, 'Der deutsche Skat', published during WWI.

Peter Endebrock: Ein amerikanisches Miniatur-Spiel, seine europäischen Verwandten und viele Fragen
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 32, Dez. 2005, S. 34 - 41
This is a slightly modified version of the 'Mystery Pack' article in German language mentioned below.

Peter Endebrock: Vereinigte Staaten Spiel Karten USPC
in: Clear The Decks, Vol. XVII, No. 2, June 2003, pp. 15 - 17
This is a slightly modified version of the next article in English language.

Peter Endebrock: Über die "Vereinigte Staaten Spielkarten"
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 26, Dez. 2002, S. 49 - 54
Description and comparison of different versions of the Vereinigte Staaten Spielkarten made by USPCC.

Peter Endebrock: Ein handgezeichnetes Kartenspiel aus dem 1. Weltkrieg
in: Talon, No. 11, 2002, S. 45 - 52
Description of a handdrawn pack that was most probably made in fortress Przemysl during the first world war, together with some information on the historical background.

Peter Endebrock: A Mystery Pack and its Companions
in: Clear The Decks, Vol. XVI, No. 1, March 2002, pp. 12 - 14, with a short supplement in No. 3, Sept. 2002, p. 3
Description and comparison of five versions of miniature cards that are based on an initial design most probably coming from a pack by Conrad Ludwig Wüst. The 'mystery pack' is made by Samuel Hart.

Peter Endebrock: Die Herstellung von Spielkarten im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 22, Dez. 2000, S. 44 - 51
Description of publications from the 18th and 19th century concerned with playing-card manufacturing, and explanation of the techniques described in them.

Peter Endebrock: Die "Deutsche Flottenkarte"
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 21, Juli 2000, S. 46 - 54
Description of two versions of the Deutsche Flottenkarte, and attempt to describe the circumstances of their production.

Peter Endebrock: Playing-cards from Goslar
in: The Playing-Card, Vol. XXVIII, No. 6, May/June 2000, pp. 302 - 311
This is a modified and illustrated version of the next paper about playing-cards made in Goslar.

Peter Endebrock: Playing-cards from Goslar
Presentation at the I.P.C.S. Convention 1999, Wroclaw
in: Conference Proceedings, pp. 44 - 53 (Paper in English and German)
A short history of playing-card makers in Goslar and a description of some of the cards produced there.

Peter Endebrock, Sigmar Radau: Spielkarten aus Goslar
Studien zur Spielkarte 6, Berlin, 1999
A catalogue of the playing-cards produced in Goslar by Lattmann and other makers.

Peter Endebrock: Die Spielkarte der Feinen Welt - noch einmal
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 18, Dez. 1998, S. 63 - 64
A short note on two versions of Lattmann's Spielkarte der Feinen Welt, differing in the Queen of Diamonds.

Peter Endebrock: Spielkarten im Internet
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 16, Nov. 1997, S. 61 - 68
A summary of what you can find out about playing-cards, using the services of the Internet.

Peter Endebrock: Die blaue Farbe
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 16, Nov. 1997, S. 59 - 60
A short note on a fifth suit for German-suited cards, the 'blue' suit.

Peter Endebrock: Die Spielkartenfabrik Culemann in Hannover
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 15, Apr. 1997, S. 53 - 59
The history of the playing-card factory of Culemann in Hannover, from 1843 to 1887.

Peter Endebrock: Was hat es mit "Gummi-Spielkarten" auf sich?
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 14, Dez. 1996, S. 55
A short note asking for the meaning of 'rubber' playing-cards, as mentioned in newspaper advertisements from around 1890.

Peter Endebrock: Spielkarten des Historischen Museums 1770 - 1870
Besucherinformation, Historisches Museum Hannover, 1996
Accompanying leaflet to an exhibition of playing-cards in the Historisches Museum Hannover, from their collection.

Peter Endebrock: Spielkarten 1770 bis 1870
in: Heimatland, Jg. 1996, Heft 2, S. 48 - 52
Description of playing-cards from the collection of the Historisches Museum in Hannover that were shown in an exhibition.

Peter Endebrock: Aus den Anfängen der Spielkartenfabrik Crato in Lüneburg
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 12, Dez. 1995, S. 1 - 14
The first years (1788 to 1803) of the history of the playing-card factory Crato in Lüneburg.

Daphne Tregear, Peter Endebrock (Eds.): I.P.C.S. Convention 1995, Conference Proceedings
London, 1995
Proceedings with eight papers.

Peter Endebrock: Playing-cards in the Historical Museum Hannover
Presentation at the I.P.C.S. Convention 1992, Veldhoven
Paper in English and German
Description of some of the more interesting decks in the collection of the museum.

Peter Endebrock: Some Packs of German-Suited Children's Cards
in: The Playing-Card, Vol. XX, No. 3, Feb. 1992, pp. 94 - 103
Investigation of the relationship of some packs of German-suited children's playing-cards.

Peter Endebrock: Eine Spielkartenfabrik in Hannover
in: Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter N. F., Bd. 45, 1991, S. 173 - 186
The history of the factory of Hegewald, Meyer, and Görtz in Hannover, from 1756 to 1842.

Peter Endebrock: Gesetze und Verordnungen zu Spielkarten in Hannover
in: Das Blatt, Nr. 4, Okt. 1991, S. 1 - 13
A description of the laws and regulations related to playing-cards from Hannover and the tax stamps used. A short updated version is available on-line.

The Playing-Card Factory (Translation)
in: The Playing-Card, Vol. XIX, No. 1, Aug. 1990, pp. 26 - 34
A translation of an article on the history of the Lattmann company in Goslar, originally published in 1904.

Peter Endebrock: Saarberg Mining Packs
in: Playing-Card World, No. 60, May 1990, pp. 12 / 13
The Saarberg mining company has edited a playing-card pack every year since 1976. The cards are described.

Peter Endebrock: A Lattmann Sample Book
in: The Playing-Card, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Feb. 1990, pp. 76 - 85
A description of the cards in a sample book from Lattmann in Goslar, from around 1860, in the collection of the Historisches Museum in Hannover.