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Game of the Great Men, Minot the Elder

Redesigned revolutionary pack of cards

Annotation

Revolutionaries redesigned playing cards in order to eliminate references to royalty (kings, queens, jacks) and replace them with great men and abstract virtues.

J. Minot, 1792-1799, Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Transcription

Title in French
Cartes de jeux révolutionnaires

Credits

Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie, BOITE FOL-KZ-705 (1, 4)

Collection Romain Merlin. Cartes à jouer

How to Cite This Source

"Game of the Great Men, Minot the Elder," in World History Commons, https://worldhistorycommons.org/game-great-men-minot-elder [accessed October 30, 2025]

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