[Deck of Marseille tarot playing cards].

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Description

Title: [Deck of Marseille tarot playing cards].
Creator: Payen, Jean-Pierre,‏ 1683-1757,‏ playing card maker
Contributor: Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published / Created: [1735?]
Publication Place: Avignon and France Avignon
Publisher: Jean Payen
Description: BEIN FRA165: Imperfect: lacking Ace of Coins, Ace of Cups; Knight, Jack of Swords; King, Queen, Jack of Coins; Queen, Jack of Cups; 10, 8-5, 3 of Swords; 10, 7, 6, 2 of Coins; 7 of Cups, trumps II-IX, XI, XIV, XVII, XX, XXI. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Title devised by cataloger.
Latin/Italian suit system.
Type: Marseille tarot.
Composition of deck: 78 [A, K, Q, C, J, 10-2, trumps I-XXI, Fool].
2 of Cups: IEAN PAYEN / A LA PLACE / DE ST. DIDIER / A / AVIGNON.
Single figure trumps.
Extent: 78 cards : 122 x 64 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.

Genre: Specimens
Early works to 1800
Playing cards
Material: color ;, woodcut making, and stencilling (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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