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The World in Play: Luxury Cards 1430-1540

Timothy B. Husband

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Description:With their images of princely hunts, opulent costumes, and a cast of characters ranging from royals to commoners, each of the playing cards in this engaging volume is a unique work of art that reflects a period of tumultuous social, artistic, economic, and religious change. The only study of its kind in English, this book features the most important luxury decks of hand-painted European playing cards to have survived from the late Middle Ages, plus a selection of exceptional hand-colored woodblock cards, engraved cards, and tarot packs. Each of these cards has a fascinating story to tell; collectively, they conjure up the courtly culture and customs of the day, and chart the transition from late medieval to early modern Europe.Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University PressExhibition Schedule:The Cloisters (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) (01/20/16–04/17/16)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The World in Play: Luxury Cards 1430-1540. To get started finding The World in Play: Luxury Cards 1430-1540, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 136

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Release: 2016

ISBN: 1588396088

Description: With their images of princely hunts, opulent costumes, and a cast of characters ranging from royals to commoners, each of the playing cards in this engaging volume is a unique work of art that reflects a period of tumultuous social, artistic, economic, and religious change. The only study of its kind in English, this book features the most important luxury decks of hand-painted European playing cards to have survived from the late Middle Ages, plus a selection of exceptional hand-colored woodblock cards, engraved cards, and tarot packs. Each of these cards has a fascinating story to tell; collectively, they conjure up the courtly culture and customs of the day, and chart the transition from late medieval to early modern Europe.Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University PressExhibition Schedule:The Cloisters (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) (01/20/16–04/17/16)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The World in Play: Luxury Cards 1430-1540. To get started finding The World in Play: Luxury Cards 1430-1540, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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