Medieval
Le Jeu des Personnages de l’Antiquité et du Moyen-Age
Edouard Pastor’s designs in black and gold inspired by Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Les Jeux de Pastor
Striking designs by Edouard Pastor focusing on the heads of figures from the medieval period.
Liber Ludorum
Liber Ludorum playing cards created by Ian Cumpstey in the insular style, United Kingdom, 2019.
Master of the Banderoles
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by Simon Wintle
Playing Cards by the Master of the Banderoles, one of the earliest professional printmakers.
Master of the Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Animal suited playing cards engraved by the Master of the Playing Cards, Germany, c.1455
Master PW Circular Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Master PW Circular Playing Cards: roses, columbines, carnations, parrots and hares... everyday objects evoking life and fertility.
Mediaeval Playing Cards
Finely executed late 19th century pack from the USA featuring courts in medieval costume.
Medieval Heraldry
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by Ian Taylor
53 cards of original hand painted prints taken from medieval manuscripts.
Medieval Life playing cards
‘Medium Aevum’ (Medieval Life) playing cards designed by Violeta Monreal, published by Heraclio Fournier c.1988.
Mittelalter No.150
These designs imitating late medieval costumes were published by B. Dondorf in Germany in various editions between 1889-1933 as Mittelalter No.150, 151 and 135.
Nintendo deck with Medieval theme
Courts in medieval costume holding both French and Italian/Spanish suit-signs.
Phelippe Ayet, c.1574
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by Simon Wintle
Archaic, late medieval Spanish-suited playing cards printed by Phelippe Ayet, c.1574.
Première Croisade
Deck evoking the ‘Première Croisade’ with single-ended courts by Daveluy, Bruges, c.1850.
Romance Español
“Romance Español” designed by Carlos Sáenz de Tejada and published by Heraclio Fournier in various editions since 1951.
Stuttgart pack, c.1430
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by Simon Wintle
The luxury, hand-painted Stuttgart Cards (Stuttgarter Kartenspiel) dated c.1430, with suits of ducks, falcons, stags and hounds.
