Fragment sheets of 16th century German playing cards

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Description

Title: Fragment sheets of 16th century German playing cards
Creator: Hauk, Heinrich, playing card maker
Contributor: Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published / Created: [1585?]
Publication Place: Frankfurt and Germany Frankfurt
Publisher: Heinrich Hauk
Description: BEIN GERsheet249: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Title devised by cataloger.
15 fragments.
Suit system: acorns, bells, birds, roses.
Extent: 5 sheets : 52 x 36 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: French

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

Access: Public
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