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Three woodcut blocks for 18th century Italian game cards
Title
[Three woodcut blocks for 18th century Italian game cards]
Production
[1750?]
Physical Description
3 printing blocks ; 231 x 281 x 27 mm.
Medium
wood
Local Notes
BEIN ITAblocks2a-c: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Three wooden blocks engraved to print 39 game cards (I-XIII, repeated twice with different subjects); card 86 x 55 mm.
a, I-XIII: NONMI RUBATE / SILENZIO, INTEMPERANZA, STATE MODEST / MODESTIA, FATE PENITENZA / PENITENZA, PRUDENZA, VAGEZZA, ACCIDIA, RICREAZIONE, DISUBIDIENZA, UMILTA, METTEDUE / INGIUSTIZIA, TIRA DUE ENEDA / UNO ALCOMPAGO / CARITA VERSO / IL DIO, STUDIO; b, I-XIII: RAPESE-INSCEN, ASTINENZA, CURIOSITA, DELICATEZZA, LEGGEREZZA, ABBIATE PAZIENZ / PAZIENZA, VIVACITA, PAGA DUE / DOPPEIZZA, MALINCONIA, METTE QUANTI / SONO LI COMPAGNI / SUPERBIA, ACIASCUNO IL SUO / GUISTIZIA, METTE TRE / AVARIZIA, TIRA QUANTI / SONO LI COMPAGN / CARITA VERSO / I DIO; c, I-XIII: LOQUACITA, BALLO, CANTO, SUONO, AMICIZIA, COLLERA, DEVOZIONE, SINCERITA, UBBIDIENZA, RICCHEZZA, DIGNITA, SEMPLICITA, LIBERTA.
Format
Other
Language
French
Added to Catalog
September 24, 2020
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Printing blocks.
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