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Deck of German playing cards
Title
[Deck of German playing cards]
Publication
Frankfurt A/M : B. Dondorf, [1890?]
Physical Description
32 cards : color ; 95 x 59 mm
Medium
lithography
Local Notes
BEIN GER508: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
German suit system.
Type: Original design.
Composition of deck: 32 [D, K, O, U, 10-7].
Aces: DH, eagle: B. DONDORF FRANKFURT A/M; DB, lion; DA, boar's head; DL, stag's head.
Pipcards: 10s indicated by "X"; vignettes illustrate themes of the hunt.
Format
Images
Added to Catalog
January 29, 2021
References
Keller, W.B. Catalogue of the Cary Collection of Playing Cards in the Yale University Library, GER508
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Playing cards.
Also listed under
Firma Dondorf, playing card maker.
Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Germany Frankfurt am Main.
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