[Uncut sheet of 19th century Austrian playing cards].

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Description

Title: [Uncut sheet of 19th century Austrian playing cards].
Creator: Baeck, Josef, playing card maker
Contributor: Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published / Created: [1855?]
Publication Place: Agram [Croatia] and Croatia Zagreb
Publisher: Jos. Back
Description: BEIN AUSsheet51: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Title devised by cataloger.
French suit system.
Type: Original Design.
Cards on sheet:16 cards: Ace, King-Jack.
Aces: Die Teufelsbrücke // Kapelle am Morgarten; Zwingli's Hütte // Wetterhorn; Chillon // Der Rheinfall; Freuburg // Emmenthal.
Court Cards: Kings hold sceptres; Jack: FABRIK IN / AGRAM // VON / JOS. BACK.
Extent: 12 prints on 1 sheet : 78 x 49 mm, sheet 339 x 222 mm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: German

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

Access: Public
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