Game of Thrones: Early Modern Playing Cards and Portrait Miniature Painting
In Tudor England, portrait miniatures were frequently painted on playing cards. Precise instructions are provided by Edward Norgate: “Take an ordinary playing card, polish it, and make it so smooth as possibly you can (the white side of it); make it everywhere even and clean from spots, then choose...
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| Language: | English |
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Yale University
2020-09-01
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| Series: | British Art Studies |
| Online Access: | http://britishartstudies.ac.uk/issues/issue-index/issue-17/playing-cards-and-portrait-miniature-painting |