I fell in love with this beautiful Italian sheet paper, depicting a suit of vintage playing cards, that we sell at Castle in the Air . I bought several sheets and used some to create a Fortune Teller Accordion Book. I love the look of playing cards and had to investigate on the web. I found out that playing cards originated in China and came to Europe in the 14th century. The earliest versions were often hand-painted works of art. Nowadays vintage playing cards are highly collectible. This web site has a lot of interesting articles on the subject.
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If you want to see some great playing cards along with informative text, check out the Art and Pleasures of Playing Cards by Rod Starling. Available on Amazon.
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