Religion
Early engravers and print makers made devotional images for pilgrims and people who could not afford paintings or books. Many of these craftsmen turned their hand to manufacturing playing cards to earn extra income. Today playing cards are often produced to spread religious messages, teachings or for educational purposes.
Pacific Northwest native Indian masks
Pacific Northwest native Indian masks with artwork by Margaret Parrott, USA, 1992.
Playing Cards and Religion
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by Simon Wintle
Early engravers and print makers made devotional images for pilgrims and people who could not afford paintings or books. Many of these craftsmen turned their hand to manufacturing playing cards to earn extra income. Today playing cards are often produced to spread religious messages, teachings or for educational purposes.
Progress
The story of “Pilgrim’s Progress” by John Bunyan illustrated in a card game published by Castell Brothers Ltd (Pepys Games), 1938.
Round the World Families
Round the World Families published by the London Missionary Society, c.1945.
Snapshots
Snapshots, a Missionary Card Game depicting people from different cultural contexts engaged in their traditional ways of life...
![Testament [classic edition]](http://www.wopc.co.uk/core/cache-wopc-thumbs/countries/usa/uspcc/testament-0.9bda80e8.jpg "Testament [classic edition]")