EditorialA young fashionable man shows a girl how to play with a Diabolo (Chinese yo-yo). "Expertise on the Diabolo is now indispensable. A father who wants to raise his children properly has to engage tutors in drawing, music and dance, and a professor of Diab...
EditorialHow to play the game of diabolo or Chinese yo-yo, 1814. Guide to tricks with the diabolo on a picture held by a horned demon. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie Hachette, ...
EditorialA young fashionable man shows a girl how to play with a Diabolo (Chinese yo-yo). "Expertise on the Diabolo is now indispensable. A father who wants to raise his children properly has to engage tutors in drawing, music and dance, and a professor of Diab...
EditorialOld and young playing the game of diabolo or Chinese yo-yo in a park, early 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903.
EditorialElegant people playing Chinese yo-yo (diabolo) and cup and ball (bilboquet) in a garden, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph after Langlume from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903.
EditorialAdvertisement for toys including diablo, cup and ball, spinning top, skittles, yo-yo, dice, marbles, etc., during the Empire era. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903.
EditorialCaricature of Andre Boniface Louis Riqueti, Vicomte de Mirabeau, with yo-yo (emigrette) and regiment of hussars in black and yellow uniforms. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie Hachett...
EditorialInstructions for the game of diablo or Chinese yo-yo, showing various tricks and techniques, early 19th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903.
EditorialInstructions on how to play with the "diable," a Chinese yo-yo. A demonic creature holds a picture of a man throwing a yo-yo in the air, with examples of tricks surrounding it. Woodcut engraving from Paul Lacroix's "Directoire, Consulat et Empire," Par...