[Uncut sheet of 15th century French playing cards].

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Title: [Uncut sheet of 15th century French playing cards].
Creator: Gayon, Pierre, playing card maker
Contributor: Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published / Created: [1495?]
Publication Place: Lyon and France Lyon
Publisher: P. Gayon
Description: BEIN FRAsheet212: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Title devised by cataloger.
Uncut sheet of 16 court cards: K-JS, K-JH, K-JD, K-JC, with 4 additional cards, K (2), Q, J.
French suit system.
Original design.
CourtCards: KS: borbon; QS: argine; JS: molart / p. gayon; KH: Ciermoy; QH: Judic; JH: alansont; KD: le Couer con [?]; QD: Bersabee; JD; Lapdorat; KC; orliens; QC: dame donner; K, aligned with S; David; Q, aligned with H. la puselle; J, aligned with D: artus; K, aligned with C: charlemaine.
This sheet, in two pieces, apparently was part of the binding material of Les fleurs et maineres des temps passes, Louis Cruse, Geneva, 1495.
Extent: 16 prints on 1 sheet : 95 x 63 mm, sheet 392 x 270 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: French

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

Access: Public
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