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Deck of Ansbach type playing cards manufactured in Germany, 1847.
Title
[Deck of Ansbach type playing cards manufactured in Germany, 1847.]
Publication
[Würzburg] : G.M.N., 1847
Physical Description
36 cards : color ; 93 x 54 mm.
Medium
woodcut making
stenciling (process)
Local Notes
BEIN GER172: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Suit system: German.
Type: Ansbach.
Composition of deck: 36 [D, K. O, U, 10-6].
Aces: DH: G.M.N.; DB: 1847; DA with lion: Viel-Glück; DL with eagle anad orb.
CourtCards: KH stands on decorated floor; KD is seated, holds sceptre.
Pipcards: 10s indicated by "X"; 6H with hearldic devices and banderoles.
Tax stamp on DH, black: U. Franken j. Aschaffenbg. / [crown] / 4 Kr.
Format
Images
Added to Catalog
October 07, 2020
References
Keller, W.B. Catalogue of the Cary Collection of Playing Cards in the Yale University Library, GER172
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 Würzburg.
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