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Animal Tarock deck
Title
[Animal Tarock deck]
Publication
In Dresden : Johann Hemmerich, [1775?]
Physical Description
78 cards : color ; 110 x 60 mm.
Medium
engraving
stenciling (process)
Local Notes
BEIN GER48: Imperfect: lacking Q, JS; K, QD; K, JC; 10, 7-5, 2S; 10, 8, 7, 4, 3H; 8, 7D; 8, 6, 4, 2C; trumps; with extra AS, AC. 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].
CourtCards: KS with sceptre and harp; KH holds sceptre, grasps medallion with left hand; JH: Johann / Hemmerich / in / Dresden; JD: J. Heme - / rich / in / Dresden; QC with fan.
Tax stamps on Ace of Spades and Ace of Cups, black: [crown, Saxon heraldic device] / IMPOST.
Format
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Added to Catalog
August 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 Dresden.
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