Sheet fragments of 16th century Italian playing cards

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Description

Title: Sheet fragments of 16th century Italian playing cards
Contributor: Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published / Created: [1550?]
Publication Place: Italy
Publisher: publisher not identified
Description: BEIN ITAsheet3S: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Title devised by cataloger.
Italian suit system.
Uncut sheet of 20 playing cards (Wheel of Fortune, Chariot, Love, Fortitude, Popess, Emperor, Empress, Pope (?), Sun, Moon, Star, Bagatto, Fool (?), Tower, Devil, Temperance; 9 or 8B, 7B).
Batons from separate sheet and mounted to appear as part of this sheet. All cards truncated except Popess, Emperor, Empress, Moon, Star, and Bagatto. Ancestral to marseille tarot.
Extent: 20 prints on 1 sheet : 98 x 57 mm, sheet 304 x 217 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: French

Genre: Specimens
Early works to 1800
Playing cards
Material: black and white ; and woodcut making
Resource Type: text and still image
Subject (Geographic): Italy
Subject (Topic): Playing cards
Tarot (Game)
Subjects: Playing cards > Italy > Specimens > Early works to 1800
Tarot (Game) > Specimens > Early works to 1800
Cary, Melbert B., Jr., 1892-1941 > Ownership
Cary, Mary Flagler > Ownership

Access: Public
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