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The collection illustrates with great clarity the various styles particular to each region.   The cards have been arranged in three albums, according to the subject matter with which they deal, highlighting the original collector's strong interest in scatological subjects.\n\n","physicalDescription":"A woman in a red dress and yellow shoes is walking beside a river and there are geese pecking about. A gust of wind has blown her skirts up exposing her bare bottom, much to the pleasure of a priest walking behind her with a Bible in his hand. 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