The background and history of a deck of late gothic playing cards

Author

Sobota, Jan

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Yale University library gazette. 1992, Num. 1-2, Vol. 67, 27-31, 2 ill.

ISSN

0044-0175

Abstract (en)

Describes conservation of a set of Bohemian playing cards decorated with hand-colored woodcuts (New Haven, Yale University, Beinecke Library). The cards appear to be a unique survival of those used by miners in the town of Joachimsthal (Jachymov) ca.1516-1521.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Prints and illustration -- Czech Republic
• Playing cards
• Czech Republic
• 1500-1600
• Woodcuts
• Conservation
• Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library||New Haven (CT, USA)
• Miners
• Jáchymov (Karlovy Vary, CZE)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Estampe et illustration -- République Tchèque
• Carte à jouer
• République tchèque
• 1500-1600
• Gravure sur bois
• Conservation
• Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library||New Haven (CT, USA)
• Mineurs
• Jáchymov (Karlovy Vary, CZE)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940101-00336162

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