introduction
plethora of pastimes
Paragon of Pastimes
Political Paradigms
Promoting Principles
Passages of People
places to play
Patterns of Pedagogy
Pragmatic Pedagogy
Pernicious Pastimes
Pieces and Parodies
Performing Pastimes
Playing and Portraying
Paradigms of Prosperity
Crossword Puzzle
Credits
events



The Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections investigates the evolution of games since 1800 through PASTIMES AND PARADIGMS : GAMES WE PLAY. The exhibition includes a wide variety of antique and contemporary games, as well as rare books on rules, strategies, and recreation. Featured items include early nineteenth-century geographical board games; a Civil War game; suffrage games that garnered support in the battle for women's votes; a vintage Monopoly game (the subject of Cornell President Jeffrey Lehman's first book); gambling punchboards; and a selection of games inspired by television programming. Although they differ in design and presentation, they share a single message: the game is the medium.

 


 

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