Call Number: GER380 - Yale University Library Search Results

Published / Created:: [1871?]
Call Number:: GER380
Image Count:: 7
Resource Type:: text and still image
Description:: BEIN GER380: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., German suit system., Composition of deck: 32 [D, K, O, U, 10-7]., Aces: DH, head of Napoleon III; DA, Napoleon II sits on barrel., CourtCards: Napoleon III appears in ridiculous positions on all courts., Pipcards and Jokers: 10s indicated by "X"; comic vignettes of Napoleon III., and Each card contains two lines of satirical verse. The posture of the court figures and the general composition of the vignettes show the influence of the Bavarian pattern.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: Germany
Subject (Name):: Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873
Subject (Topic):: Playing cards
Found in:: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Caricature playing cards].