Cologne playing cards of Johann Bussemacher (Cologne, 1591) (Q30663)
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Also known as
Das Kölner Kartenspiel des Johann Bussemacher · Kölner Spiel nach dem Meister PW
maker
printing technique
copper engraving
stencil colouring
stencil colouring
number of cards
52
Dimensions
85 × 55 mm
place of origin
publication date
1591
Described in
- Hoffmann: Spielkarten. Inventarkatalog des Historischen Museums Frankfurt am Main (1972) (cat. no. 45)
- Albertina: Spielkarten. Ihre Kunst und Geschichte in Mitteleuropa (Ausstellungskatalog, Wien 1974) (cat. no. 28)
- Braun: Köln und seine Spielkarten-Hersteller (Spielkarten Bd. 3, 1990) (cat. no. BUS, p. 20–24)
- Endebrock/Radau: Spielkarten aus dem Historischen Museum Frankfurt am Main Eine Auswahl (Studien zur Spielkarte 32, 2014) (cat. no. A 2)
Collection
Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main (inv. C 521–C 524)
Source
Rights status
work in the public domain
Tax stamps
At the time of this pack (1591), Köln belonged to the territory of Heiliges Römisches Reich. No playing-card tax system is recorded for this territory at this time — so there are no tax stamps to look for here.