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.
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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