Französische Karte (Hersteller unbekannt, Lyon, Druckbogen um 1600) (Q14670)

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Q14670

maker

unknown (investigated)

Suit system

French-suited

number of cards

16

place of origin

Lyon

publication date

1600 (circa)

Described in

A Catalogue of the Cary Collection of Playing Cards in the Yale University Library vol. 1–4 (1981) (cat. no. FRA sheet 199, Bd. 2, 211)

Collection

Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Library) (inv. FRA sheet 199)

Source

A Catalogue of the Cary Collection of Playing Cards in the Yale University Library vol. 1–4 (1981)

Rights status

work in the public domain

Cards

• 
  Hearts-King (French)
• 
  Hearts-King (French)
• 
  Hearts-Queen (French)
• 
  Hearts-Queen (French)
• 
  Diamonds-Queen (French)
• 
  Diamonds-Jack (French)
• 
  Spades-King (French)
• 
  Spades-Queen (French)
• 
  Spades-Queen (French)
• 
  Spades-Jack (French)
• 
  Clubs-Jack (French)
• 
  Queen (French, suit undetermined)
• 
  Single card
• 
  Single card
• 
  Single card
• 
  Single card
• 
  Druckbogen FRA sheet 199 (Keller, Cary Collection)

Tax stamps

At the time of this pack (1600), Lyon belonged to the territory of Königreich Frankreich. No playing-card tax system is recorded for this territory at this time — so there are no tax stamps to look for here.