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1. English deck of single figure cartomancy cards
- Creator:
- Waite, Arthur Edward, 1857-1942, conceptor
- Published / Created:
- [1937?]
- Call Number:
- ENG38
- Image Count:
- 10
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- BEIN ENG38 : From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Latin/Italian suit system, modified (swords, wands, pentacles, cups), Type: Cartomancy., Composition of deck: 78 [A, K, Q, C, J, 10-2, trumps I-XXI, Fool]., CourtCards: Cavaliers are called knights; jacks are labelled pages., Pipcards and Jokers: Pip cards numbered X-II., Trumps: Single figure trumps; II: THE HIGH PRIESTESS; V: THE HIEROPHANT., The cards appeared originally with Waite's Pictorial Key to the Tarot, 1910. All cards bear the designer's monogram. Suits of batons and money are labelled wands and pentacles., and Label indicates that the pack was printed in Great Britian and distributed by the Church of Light, Los Angeles.
- Publisher:
- Arthur Edward Waite and Church of Light
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Divination cards
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > English deck of single figure cartomancy cards
