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crln-22316	Eberhart, George M.	New Publications	2001	3	.pdf	application/pdf	2176	101	57	ISBN 0-313-31543-4. Mardi Gras Treasures: Invitations of the Golden Age, by Henri Schindler (l60 pages, September 2000), offers some 200 elegant ex­ amples of Mardi Gras ball invitations, admis­ sion cards, and dance cards from private balls and pageants that took place in New Orleans from the 1850s to World War I. Largely the 742 / C&RL News ■ July/August 2001 work of anonym ous artists and designers b e­ longing to various krewes, these minor mas­ terpieces are infused with the opulent and exotic spirit of Carnival. Weapons are categorized by function, such as striking (war clubs), cutting (knives), p iercin g (lan ces an d arro w s), d efe n siv e (shields), and symbolic (paint and costumes).	cache/crln-22316.pdf	txt/crln-22316.txt