Deck of Animal Tarock cards

Description

Title: Deck of Animal Tarock cards
Creator: Perrin, Jean Pierre, playing card maker
Contributor: Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published / Created: [1775?]
Publication Place: Berlin and Germany Berlin
Publisher: J.P. Perrin
Description: BEIN GER52: Imperfect: 24 cards wanting (Ace of Clubs, 7 of Spades, 8 of Clubs, trumps I-XXI). 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].
Tax stamp on Ace of Hearts, red
King of Spades with harp and attached child's head; Jack of Spades with leaping dog; King of Hearts holds orb and sword, crowned eagle at side; King of Diamonds in left profile; Jack of Diamonds holds halberd: ER; King of Clubs with shield [Berlin bear] at feet. The courts are related to the Paris style.
The courts are related to the Paris style.
Extent: 78 cards : 108 x 62 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: French

Genre: Specimens
Early works to 1800
Pictorial works
Playing cards
Tax stamps (Printing)
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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