Animal Tarock deck

Description

Title: Animal Tarock deck
Contributor: Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published / Created: [1780?]
Publication Place: Leipzig and Germany Leipzig
Publisher: publisher not identified
Description: BEIN GER37: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Title devised by cataloger.
French suit system.
Composition of deck: 78 [A, K, Q, C, J, 10-2, trumps I-XXI, Fool].
CourtCards: Abundant fleurs-de-lis; KS with harp and sceptre; QS in left profile, holds flower; JS with leaping dog; KH holds orb and sword; heraldic device of Saxony at feet; KD in left profile: LEIPZIG; JC with space for inscription.
Trumps: Single figure trumps; VI with man and camel; VII, unicorn; X, lion; XIII, man rides trunk of elephant; Fool holds violin and bow.
Extent: 78 cards : 111 x 58 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: German

Genre: Specimens
Early works to 1800
Pictorial works
Playing cards
Material: color ;, woodcut making, and stenciling (process)
Resource Type: text and still image
Subject (Geographic): Germany
Subject (Topic): Playing cards
Tarot (Game)
Animals
Subjects: Playing cards > Germany > Specimens > Early works to 1800
Tarot (Game) > Specimens > Early works to 1800
Animals > Pictorial works
Cary, Melbert B., Jr., 1892-1941 > Ownership
Cary, Mary Flagler > Ownership

Access: Public
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