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2024 • October
Il Tarocco Mitologico
Fully pictorial Tarot designed by Amerigo Folchi with figures mainly from Greek mythology.
Archaic Franco-Spanish pattern
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by Simon Wintle
Archaic Franco-Spanish pattern by Guillaume & Jean Grossard (Bordeaux).
Junior Playing Cards
Child-friendly versions of standard English pattern cards designed by Louie Mantia, Jr.
Santo Mexico playing cards
Santo Mexico playing cards designed by Cédric Volon with Mexico-associated symbols.
La Baraja del Mundial
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by Simon Wintle
“La Baraja del Mundial” satirical football deck published by Fournier for ‘Interviú’ news magazine.
Warka playing cards
Advertising pack for the Polish brewery Warka, featuring footballers, coaches and supporters.
The Malt Whiskies of Scotland
Three packs featuring photographs by Duncan McEwan of malt whisky distilleries in Scotland.
Portuguese pattern by Real Fábrica
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by Simon Wintle
Later Portuguese pattern by Impressão Règia, Real Fábrica de Lisboa.
Art pack I
Art pack featuring Old Masters, including Bruegel, Vermeer, Titian, Raphael, Caravaggio, Canaletto, Velazquez and many others.
Gallia Belgica playing cards
Gallia Belgica playing cards by Cédric Volon presenting a view of Belgian culture and folklore.
Typographic Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Typographic Playing Cards designed by Jim Sutherland, c.2010.
76: Transitions: Hunt & Sons
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by Ken Lodge
Styles change and technology develops. This means that it's possible to see transition periods in the production of playing cards: single-ended to double-ended, no indices to indices, square corners to round corners, and so on. I'll take Hunt & Sons as an example and look at the gradual changes that can be perceived from c.1810 to 1828, before Old Frizzle was introduced.
Neapolitan pattern by Luigi Pignalosa, Naples
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by Simon Wintle
Two versions of the Neapolitan pattern from the British Museum by Luigi Pignalosa, Naples, 1875 & 1882.