THE DONDORF FORTUNE TELLING CARDS &
VARIATIONS
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COMPARISON CARD #1
(The cards below are shown at 200 %, unless otherwise indicated)
Before emphasizing the differences, we'll start with some features that are similar in each of the decks. The first common feature is that all decks are printed in chromolithography. |
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The second one is the shadow -as a tromp
l'oeil- of
the circles and cards to pretend that they are detached from the image. |
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***************** But of course there are differences too. These differences are caused by the fact that the Carreras cards have a different size than the original Dondorf cards. To print the Carreras cards in lithography a new set of stones had to be made and this means that the scene had to be redrawn to fit the size. Because the almost square Carreras cards don't have the
height of the original, the design had to shrink. ***************** |
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Dondorf #3 |
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Carreras #1 |
On Carreras #2 and 3 that same part
was left out again, but as the cards are relatively higher and narrower
than the Dondorf cards, more air and soil were added. Another
consequence is that the playing card is higher up in the complete design
and has only one outline now. However, the design of the horse and rider,
the house, trees and landscape are exactly the same as on Carreras #1. As the basic design is apparently the same, the backs here below are shown at different percentages for comparison of the effects of the different sizes on that design. But apart from the widening and narrowing, some other differences can be seen. The B.D. initials have been deleted and advertising text along the sides was added. The color dark pink was left out and more blue was added. The circles in the middle have a dotted pattern and the outline, making the rounded corners, was hatched, making it look more like a rope. |
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Carreras #2 |
And.... for some reason only on Carreras #3 four curling branches with leaves were added. |
Carreras #3 |
A comparison of card #12 is on the next page.
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VARIATIONS