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    • Author/Creator:Lenthall, John, 1683-1765, playing card maker.
    • Title:Astronomical cards.
    • Publication:London, England : John Lenthall, at the Talbot against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street, [1717?]
    • Physical Description:52 cards : black and white ; 86 x 55 mm.

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      • Location:Unavailable- email beinecke.library@yale.edu for status
      • Call Number: ENG140
      • Status:No information available 
      •   Digital version
       
    • Medium:engraving
    • Local Notes:BEIN ENG140: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
    • Notes: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.
      Stamp on Ace of Spades, red: [filigree, crown] VI Pence.
    • Format:Visual Material
    • References:Keller, W.B. Catalogue of the Cary Collection of Playing Cards in the Yale University Library, ENG140
    • Subjects:Playing cards--England--Specimens--Early works to 1800.
      Constellations--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800.
    • Subjects (Local Yale):Cary, Melbert B., Jr., 1892-1941--Ownership.
      Cary, Mary Flagler--Ownership.
    • Genre/Form:Playing cards.
    • Also listed under:Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
      England.
    Link to this page: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/15010894