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	'''The Cary Sheet''' also called the '''Cary-Yale Sheet''' is ~~a collection of three sheets~~ of [[Tarot]] cards.		'''The Cary Sheet''' also called the '''Cary-Yale Sheet''' is an uncut sheet of [[Tarot]] cards.

	==Origin==		==Origin==
	The ~~sheets are~~ believed to have been printed in Milan, Italy in the 1500s, although there is no conclusive evidence to date the cards. They were distinctly different from other contemporary Tarot decks, specifically the [[Visconti-Sforza Tarot]] decks, which were luxury items illustrated and illuminated by hand for use in the households of wealthy nobles.		The sheet is believed to have been printed in Milan, Italy in the 1500s, although there is no conclusive evidence to date the cards. They were distinctly different from other contemporary Tarot decks, specifically the [[Visconti-Sforza Tarot]] decks, which were luxury items illustrated and illuminated by hand for use in the households of wealthy nobles.

	It is possible the Cary Sheet predated the more elaborate decks, or were intended for larger print runs with a price point affordable to less affluent consumers.		It is possible the Cary Sheet predated the more elaborate decks, or were intended for larger print runs with a price point affordable to less affluent consumers.

	==Composition==		==Composition==
	~~Each~~ sheet is approximately 304mm x 217mm (12in x 8.5in) and the individual cards are 98 x 57 mm (3.85in x 2.24in) making them significantly smaller than modern Tarot cards~~. Two of the sheets no trumps, only the suited cards with "pip" style decoration. A third sheet contains six full trump cards and fragments of 14 others~~.		The sheet is approximately 304mm x 217mm (12in x 8.5in) and the individual cards are 98 x 57 mm (3.85in x 2.24in) making them significantly smaller than modern Tarot cards.

	Although incomplete, the deck ~~uses~~ an Italian suit system of batons, coins, swords, and cups. The backs of the cards are plain, with no decoration. It is believed to be an ancestral deck of the [[Tarot of Marseilles]].		Although incomplete, the deck appears to use an Italian suit system of batons, coins, swords, and cups. The backs of the cards are plain, with no decoration. It is believed to be an ancestral deck of the [[Tarot of Marseilles]].

	The cards of the [[Major Arcana]] are unnumbered, but the position of the cards on the sheet might suggest their intended order.		The cards of the [[Major Arcana]] are unnumbered, but the position of the cards on the sheet might suggest their intended order.

	==Ownership==		==Ownership==
	The ~~sheets are~~ part of the Cary Collection housed in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.		The sheet is part of the Cary Collection housed in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.

	[[Category:Tarot Decks]]		[[Category:Tarot Decks]]

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'''The Cary Sheet''' also called the '''Cary-Yale Sheet''' is a collection of three sheets of [[Tarot]] cards.

==Origin==
The sheets are believed to have been printed in Milan, Italy in the 1500s, although there is no conclusive evidence to date the cards. They were distinctly different from other contemporary Tarot decks, specifically the [[Visconti-Sforza Tarot]] decks, which were luxury items illustrated and illuminated by hand for use in the households of wealthy nobles.

It is possible the Cary Sheet predated the more elaborate decks, or were intended for larger print runs with a price point affordable to less affluent consumers.

==Composition==
Each sheet is approximately 304mm x 217mm (12in x 8.5in) and the individual cards are 98 x 57 mm (3.85in x 2.24in) making them significantly smaller than modern Tarot cards. Two of the sheets no trumps, only the suited cards with "pip" style decoration. A third sheet contains six full trump cards and fragments of 14 others.

Although incomplete, the deck uses an Italian suit system of batons, coins, swords, and cups. The backs of the cards are plain, with no decoration. It is believed to be an ancestral deck of the [[Tarot of Marseilles]].

The cards of the [[Major Arcana]] are unnumbered, but the position of the cards on the sheet might suggest their intended order.

==Ownership==
The sheets are part of the Cary Collection housed in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.

[[Category:Tarot Decks]]

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