Playing Cards from France
Les Saints Guérisseurs et Protecteurs
Healing and patron saints portrayed in paintings, manuscripts, altarpieces and statuary.
Lilian Cailleaud’s Tarot Project
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by Simon Wintle
Lilian Caillaeud lino-cuts his version of the tarot by Nicolas Rolichon of Lyon c.1600
Linocut Printed Tarot Cards
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by Adam Wintle
Linocut is a printing technique similar to woodblock printing where a design is cut into linoleum (a wood mixture) using a sharp knife or chisel; the lino sheet is then inked and pressed into a sheet to produce the image. Cécile Jaillard from Strasbourg, France has used this method to create her own tarot pack.
Livre du Destin
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by Simon Wintle
Livre du Destin or Book of Fate, printed by B.P.Grimaud, Paris, c.1900.
Lorilleux International
Promotional pack for Lorilleux International’s Lotus inks, with designs by James Hodges.
Lyon Pattern type iii
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by Simon Wintle
This pattern was used in various parts of eastern France but was ultimately replaced by the official ‘Paris’ pattern in c.1780.
Maisons-Alfort à la “Belle Epoque”
Celebrating 1,000 years of the town of Maisons-Alfort (988-1988) with designs by Henri Simoni.
Maquettes for an unpublished WWI pack
Original designs depicting leaders and allegories from Russia, France, Great Britain and Belgium.
Marché 7 Familles
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by Simon Wintle
“Marché 7 Familles” Happy Families card game published by France Cartes
Marie and Laurent’s Wedding
Wedding invitation and thank you card in the form of playing cards. France, 2019.
Martinique
Original designs from the French overseas department of Martinique by local artist Martine Porry.
Masonic Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
A set of playing cards designed by Julien Lebleu, an original work in the history of Freemasonry. Jeu de cartes conçu par Julien Lebleu, oeuvre originale dans l'histoire de la Franc-maçonnerie.
Mauclair Dacier Familles
This “Jeu de Sept Familles” was produced by Mauclair Dacier in the late 19th century.
Mémoires de Casanova
Mémoires de Casanova artistic and lightly risqué playing cards with paintings by Paul-Émile Bécat, published by Éditions Philibert, Paris, c.1960.
Miniature French fashion playing cards
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by Paul Symons
Tiny 19th.century ‘Cartes Mignonnes’ playing cards depicting the fashions of the period
