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- Creator:
- Moon, Francis Graham, Sir, 1796-1871, playing card maker
- Published / Created:
- 1829.
- Call Number:
- ENG64
- Image Count:
- 70
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- BEIN ENG64: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards. Hand colloration., Title from Keller., Suit system: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter., Type: Game., Composition of deck: 52 [4 seasons, each with a zodical sign, a luminary, and the planets], instruction booklet, 1831 edition., Slip case: ASTRONOMIA / [woman with scientific instruments looks at the moon] / LONDON / PUBLISHED BY F.G. MOON, 20, THREADNEEDLE STREET / 1829 / [zodiacal signs]; outer slip case, black., The zodiacal sign cards are of greater value than the other cards. The composition of the suits as as follows: Spring (blue): Aries, Luna, Jupiter, Saturn, Herschel, Tellus, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Pallas, Juno, Ceres, Vesta. The remaining suits are composed in the same way, except for the first two cards: Summer (red): Cancer, The Sun; Autumn (yellow): Libra, The Comet; Winter (white); Capicorn, The Orbits., and Instruction book accompanying the Astronomia card deck: Explanation of the celestial cards, and of two of the games in which they are used; viz. Conjunction and Combination: to which is prefixed a brief introduction of astronomy. Second edition. London: F.G. Moon, 1831.
- Publisher:
- F. G. Moon, 20, Threadneedle Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Playing cards
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Astronomia
- Creator:
- Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691, playing card maker
- Published / Created:
- [1680?]
- Call Number:
- ENG144
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- BEIN ENG144: Imperfect: lacking Ace of Diamonds, King-Jack of Diamonds, 10 of Spades, 4-2 of Hearts, 10-2 of Diamonds. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title from Keller, French suit system., Type: Original design., Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2]., Aces indicated by "I"; Ace of Spades: Tart; Ace of Hearts: Calves head; Ace of Clubs: Side of Green fish., CourtCards: Courts are head and shoulder portraits; King-Jack of Spades: Venison Pasty, Red Deer Pie, Minced Pie; King-Jack of Hearts: Sr.Loyn of Beef, Hanch of Venison, Gammon of Beacon; King-Jack of Clubs:Pickle Herring, Salmon, Pyke., Pip cards numbered X-II; 9-2 of Spades: Turkey Pie, Lamb Pie, Pidgeon Pie, Lomber Pie, Potato Pie, Hare Pie, Coney Pie, Tongue Pie; Hearts: Sholder of Mutton, Ribbs of Beef, Loyn of Veal, Breast of Veal, Sholder of Veal, Fore Quarter of Lamb; Clubs: Cods head, Lobster, Sturgeon, Mackrel, Soal, Trout, Turbet, Carp, Tench., Tax stamp on AS, red: [filigree and crown] VI Pence., and The decorative border distinguishes these cards from those of 1676.
- Publisher:
- Joseph Moxon, at the sign of the Atlas
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Playing cards and Carving (Meat, etc.)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carving cards
- Creator:
- Buckland, James, 1710 or 1711-1790, playing card maker
- Published / Created:
- Jany. 1816.
- Call Number:
- ENG54
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Alternative Title:
- White horse
- Description:
- BEIN ENG54: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards. Coloration by hand., Title from Schimmell or White horse card., No suit system., Type: Game., Composition of deck: 5 [Inn, Hammer, Schimmell or White horse, Bell, Hammer & Bell]., and All cards: Publish'd by J. Buckland, London. Schimmel card: January, 1816.
- Publisher:
- J. Buckland, Brook Street, Holborn
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Playing cards
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Schimmell, or, White horse