Deck of block printed tarock playing cards manufactured in Tyrnau, circa 1830.

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Description

Title: Deck of block printed tarock playing cards manufactured in Tyrnau, circa 1830.
Creator: Miller, Lasius R., playing card maker
Contributor: Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published / Created: [1830?]
Publication Place: Tyrnau and Slovakia Trnava
Publisher: R Lasius Miller
Description: BEIN AUS225: Imperfect: lacking 9-7 of Spades; 4-2 of Hearts; 4-2 of Diamonds; 9-7 of Clubs. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Title devised by cataloger.
French suit system.
Type: Tarock.
Composition of deck: 54 [AH, AD; K, Q, C, J; 10-7S; 4-2H; 4-2D; 10-7C; trumps I-XXI, Fool.]
CourtCards: Js are dandies of the period.
Trumps: Double figure (I, Fool) or variable double figure (II-XXI) trumps: I: 3; II: FAB: / IN / TYR / NAU // BEI / RLASIUS / MILLER.
Extent: 54 cards : 100 x 52 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.

Genre: Specimens
Playing cards
Material: color ; and woodcut making
Resource Type: text and still image
Subject (Geographic): Slovakia
Subject (Topic): Playing cards
Subjects: Playing cards > Slovakia > Specimens
Cary, Melbert B., Jr., 1892-1941 > Ownership
Cary, Mary Flagler > Ownership

Access: Public
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