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Deck of Animal Tarock cards
Title
[Deck of Animal Tarock cards]
Publication
[Berlin] : J.P. Perrin, [1775?]
Physical Description
78 cards : color ; 108 x 62 mm.
Medium
woodcut making
stenciling (process)
Local Notes
BEIN GER52: Imperfect: 24 cards wanting (Ace of Clubs, 7 of Spades, 8 of Clubs, trumps I-XXI). From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
French suit system.
Composition of deck: 78 [A, K, Q, C, J, 10-2, trumps I-XXI, Fool].
Tax stamp on Ace of Hearts, red
King of Spades with harp and attached child's head; Jack of Spades with leaping dog; King of Hearts holds orb and sword, crowned eagle at side; King of Diamonds in left profile; Jack of Diamonds holds halberd: ER; King of Clubs with shield [Berlin bear] at feet. The courts are related to the Paris style.
The courts are related to the Paris style.
Format
Images
Language
French
Added to Catalog
May 05, 2020
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Playing cards.
Tax stamps (Printing)
Also listed under
Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Germany Berlin.
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