The circle of knowledge , [ca. 1850?]
- Title(s):
- The circle of knowledge : a new game of the wonders of nature, science, & art.
- Published/Created:
- London : Pubd. by J. Passmore, 18 Fleet Lane, Farringdon St., [ca. 1850?]
- Physical Description:
- 1 game : hand-colored aquatint ; 65 x 51 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsGV1199 .C57 1850Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/13691034
- Classification:
- Three-Dimensional Artifacts
- Notes:
- Liman, E. Georgian and Victorian board games, pages 178-179
Selected exhibitions: "Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection" (Yale Center for British Art, 17 January-23 May, 2019).
The rings of the game are named for the continents, the season, the four elements (air, fire, earth, water), and for chemistry, optics, astronomy, and electricity. A player would need to answer questions that correspond to the numbered spaces in order to end up in the 'Circle of Knowledge' in the center. - Subject Terms:
- Educational games.Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance.
- Form/Genre:
- Games -- Great Britain.
Recreations -- Great Britain.
Board games.
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1850. - Export:
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Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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