Bibliographies of Period Game Sources

This page collects any and all bibliographies about gaming in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The long-term objective is to come up with a single, unified bibliography on the topic, but that's going to take a while. In the meantime, I am collecting sources where I find them. Currently, we have:

• Excerpts from Frederic Jessel's Bibliography of Works in English on Playing Cards and Gaming (1905);
• An online search in the catalogs of the University of California library system for books that seem relevant.
• A short article on the subject of period games and juggling.
• Justin's ongoing bibliography on the subject.
• A Short List of Less-Known Sources on period gaming, by Jim Marchand.
• An excellent Bibliography of Playing Cards from the folks who run the Playing Cards Home Page.
• Greenwood Press, which has a considerable collection of books on history, including several on historical games.

More bibliographies are desired. In particular, I would like to start amassing annotated entries on sources, to collect together into a single bibliography. Anything relevant you wish to contribute would be welcome.

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