- Creator:
- Lenthall, John, 1683-1765, playing card maker
- Published / Created:
- [1717?]
- Call Number:
- ENG140
- Image Count:
- 53
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- BEIN ENG140: 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: Draco; Ace of Hearts: Perseus; Ace of Diamonds: Cepheus; Ace of Clubs: Great Bear., King of Spades: Crown; Queen of Spades: LIBRA; Jack of Spades: Little Bear; King of Hearts: LEO; Queen of Hearts: Peacock; Jack of Hearts: CAPRICORNUS; King Diamonds: ARIES / Triangle; Queen of Diamonds: Cassiopea; Jack of Diamonds: Cornus; King of Clubs: Lyra; Queen of Clubs: Crater; Jack of Club: Auriga / Hircus, Pip cards numbered X-II; Spades: Triangle / Altar, Flying Fish, Engonasi, Cetus, Orion, VIRGO, Cor Caroli / Coma Beremces, Hercules, Bootes; Hearts: Indian, Crane, Pisces Austrinus, Argo, AQUARIUS, Great Dog, TAURUS, Lepus, CANCER; Diamonds: Dorado / [magnitude key], Phoenix / Toucan / Snake, Fluvius, Camelion, Lupus, The Crosiers, SCORPIO, Centaur, PISCES, Little Dog, Aquila / Antinous, Andromeda., and Stamp on Ace of Spades, red: [filigree, crown] VI Pence.
- Publisher:
- John Lenthall, at the Talbot against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Playing cards and Constellations
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Astronomical cards
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- Published / Created:
- [1720].
- Call Number:
- ENG121
- Image Count:
- 49
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- BEIN ENG121: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards. Imperfect: lacking Ace of Hearts, 5 of Spades, 6 of Diamonds., Title devised by cataloger., French suit system., Type: Original design., Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2]., Aces indicated by "I"., K: King; Q: Queene; J: Knave; Kings, Queens with crowns., Pip cards numbered X-II., and Tax Stamp on Ace of Spades, red: [crown] / VI Pence.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Playing cards
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Deck of playing 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
- Published / Created:
- [1667?]
- Call Number:
- ENG74
- Image Count:
- 6
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Alternative Title:
- British Brianville deck and Lenthall deck no. 1
- Description:
- BEIN ENG74: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., French suit system., Type: Historical., Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2], descriptive card., Tax stamp on Ace of Spades, red: [crown] / VI Pence., CourtCards: P-Prince (jack); Kings, crowned suit signs; King of Hearts: The KING of ENGLAND; King of Clubs with the arms of Pope Clement IX., and Heraldry cards known as the British Brianville deck.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Playing cards
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Heraldic card deck
- Creator:
- Lenthall, John, 1683-1765, playing card maker
- Published / Created:
- [1710?]
- Call Number:
- ENG141
- Image Count:
- 51
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- BEIN ENG141: Imperfect: lacking 9 of Spades, 5 of Hearts. 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]., Standard card 24 x 19 mm in upper left corner of each card., and Tax stamp on Ace of Spades, red: [crown, filigree] / VI Pence.
- Publisher:
- John Lenthall?
- Subject (Geographic):
- France
- Subject (Topic):
- Playing cards
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Pastime cards
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- Published / Created:
- [1679?]
- Call Number:
- ENG76
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- BEIN ENG76: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title from Keller., French suit system., Type: Historical., Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2]., Aces: Indicated by "I"., CourtCards: Kings, Queens, Jacks with rank at upper left corner., Pip cards: Numbered X-II., and These cards apparently were copied from cards of another Popish Plot pack: they are reversed. Several variants of the Popish Plot pack exist. The workmanship of the present pack is crude, the impression, fair.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Playing cards, Popish Plot, 1678, Great Britain, Politics and Government, and History
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Popish plot
- Published / Created:
- [1684?]
- Call Number:
- ENG82
- Image Count:
- 82
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- BEIN ENG82: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards. Imperfect: lacking Ace of Clubs; King of Spades, King of Clubs; 9 and 3 of Spades; 7, 6, and 4 of Hearts; 10, 8, and 3 of Diamonds; 10 of Clubs. The cards were cut unevenly., Title from Keller., French suit system., Type: Historical., Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2]., Aces: Indicated by "I"., CourtCards: K: King; Q: Queen; J: Knave., and Pip cards: Numbered X-II.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Playing cards, Rye House Plot, 1683, Great Britain, Politics and Government, and History
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rye house plot